2013 Paradise Jam Tournament

The 2013 Paradise Jam Tournament was a men's and women's preseason college basketball tournament that took place in Saint Thomas at the Sports and Fitness Center. Maryland won the men's division while Duke won the women's Island Division and Syracuse won the women's Reef Division.

Paradise Jam Tournament
Teams8 men's, 8 women's
Finals siteSports and Fitness Center
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Paradise Jam Tournament

Men's Tournament

Bracket
First Round
November 22 		Semifinals
November 24
CBSSN 		Championship
November 25
CBSSN
         
Northern Iowa 90
Loyola Marymount 81
Northern Iowa 66
Maryland 80
Marist 43
Maryland 68
Maryland 56
Providence 52
Providence 67
Vanderbilt 60
Providence 71
La Salle 63
Morgan State 59
La Salle 78
3rd Place game
November 25
CBSSN
   
Northern Iowa 65
La Salle 50
Consolation 2nd Round
November 23 		5th Place Game
November 25
      
Loyola Marymount 76
Marist 70
Loyola Marymount 68
Vanderbilt 77
Vanderbilt 75
Morgan State 66
7th Place game
November 25
   
Marist 67
Morgan State 74OT

Women's Tournament

The women's tournament consists of 8 teams split into two 4-team, round-robin divisions: Island and Reef.[1]

Participating Teams

Island Division:

  • Duke
  • Xavier
  • Central Michigan
  • Kansas

Reef Division:

  • Texas
  • Texas A&M
  • Syracuse
  • Memphis

Overview

Duke beat Xavier 81–54 in the opening round of the Island Division on November 28, 2013. Kansas followed with a 68—63 victory over Central Michigan. The Reef Division teams played in the evening, when Texas A&M defeated Memphis 69–59. In the other match up, Syracuse defeated Texas 75–65.[2]

The following day, Duke struggled early against Central Michigan; down 24–21 in the first half. The Blue Devils then went on an 18–2 run to take a large lead, and cruised to a 97–64 victory.[3] In the other Island Division match-up, Xavier was down 26–20 with a minute to go in the first half, but tied the game at halftime. Kansas again pulled into the lead in the second half, on an 11–2 run to start the half, but Xavier came back to win the game 64–59.[4] In the Reef Division, unranked Texas upset previously unbeaten and 12th-ranked Texas A&M. Texas pulled out to a twelve-point lead at halftime, and the two teams played roughly even in the second half. Texas's Nneka Enemkpali scored 20 points, hitting seven of her eight field goal attempts and six of her eight free throw attempts.[5] In the other Reef Division game, Syracuse pulled out to a 15-point halftime lead against Memphis, and extended the lead in the second half to remain undefeated with a 77–58 win.[6]

On the final day of the tournament, Central Mich beat Xavier 88—62 in the Island Division. In the other match-up, Duke held only a nine-point lead at halftime, but pulled away to win by 33 points, 73–40. With an undefeated record, Duke won the Tournament title for the Island Division.[7] In the Reef Division, Texas easily beat Memphis, 65–36 to go 2–1 in the tournament. Syracuse played 12th ranked Texas A&M in the other game. The Aggies led by six early in the game, but Syracuse took over and led by nine at halftime. They pulled out to a large lead in the second half. Texas A&M cut the lead back to single digits, but were unable to re-take the lead. Syracuse on the game 78–63 and won the Championship of the Reef Division.[8]

References
  1. "Tournament History & Statistics". Basketball Travelers, Inc. Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 23 Dec 2012.
  2. "Bracket results". Basketball Travelers, Inc. 28–30 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  3. "No. 2 Duke rips Central Michigan in Paradise Jam". ESPN. November 29, 2013. Retrieved 1 Dec 2013.
  4. "Complete Play-By-Play". ESPN. November 29, 2013. Retrieved 1 Dec 2013.
  5. "Nneka Enemkpali, Texas upset No. 12 Texas A&M". ESPN. November 29, 2013. Retrieved 1 Dec 2013.
  6. "Syracuse Memphis Boxscore". ESPN. November 29, 2013. Retrieved 1 Dec 2013.
  7. Gardner, James (November 30, 2013). "Duke Women Win Paradise Jam 'Island Division'". St. Thomas Source. Retrieved 1 Dec 2013.
  8. Farrell, Sean (1 December 2013). ""Another Day in Paradise" – Syracuse WBB Wins Paradise Jam Title". wftv.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
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