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Michigan State finishes wild trip

Arizona's Mustafa Shakur, right, and Michigan State's Maurice Ager battle. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
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Arizona's Mustafa Shakur, right, and Michigan State's Maurice Ager battle. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

No. 12 Michigan State capped a wild five days in Hawaii with a 74-71 overtime victory over No. 9 Arizona on Wednesday to finish third in the Maui Invitational at Lahaina.

The trip to the 50th state started with a 22-point loss at the University of Hawaii that dropped the Spartans from their No. 4 preseason ranking. It included a 109-106 triple-overtime loss to No. 8 Gonzaga in the Maui semifinals, a game already being considered one of the best regular-season games ever played.

Just 18 hours after leaving the Lahaina Civic Center following the loss to Gonzaga, the Spartans (2-2) looked impressive in building a big lead against Arizona only to see the Wildcats score 16 straight points to take a 60-58 lead.

Paul Davis made two free throws with 30 seconds left to tie it and send the Spartans to overtime for the second straight day. Shannon Brown, who had 19 points, gave the Spartans the lead for good at 70-68 with a jumper with 35 seconds left.

(1) Duke 78, Drexel 68: At New York, J.J Redick scored a season-high 31 points to help the Blue Devils beat the pesky Dragons in the NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals. North Carolina State transfer Dominick Mejia scored a season-high 25 points to lead Drexel.

(5) Oklahoma 88, Binghamton 60: At Norman, Okla., Taj Gray, David Godbold and Michael Neal each scored 14 points to lead the Sooners past the Bearcats. Oklahoma (2-0) built a 50-31 halftime lead and led by as many as 29.

(11) Memphis 88, (16) UCLA 80: At New York, freshman Shawne Williams scored 20 of his 26 points in the first half to help the Tigers hold off the Bruins in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Memphis (3-0) will face top-ranked Duke in Friday’s final.

(21) George Washington 87, Kennesaw State 42: At Washington, the Colonials beat the Owls behind Mike Hall’s 22 points and 10 rebounds. Carl Elliott added 14 points, and Maureece Rice had 11 of his 13 in the second half for GW.

•George Washington forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu was suspended for three games for NCAA violations related to his early declaration for the NBA draft.

(22) Nevada 77, Vermont 62: At Burlington, Vt., Marcellus Kemp scored 24 points and the Wolf Pack snapped the Catamounts’ 14-game home winning streak. Kemp was 8 of 12 from the field and 7 of 8 from the line for the Wolf Pack.

(23) Maryland 75, Arkansas 62: At Lahaina, Hawaii, Ekene Ibekwe had 16 points and Chris McCray added 15 for the Terrapins in the fifth-place game of the Maui Invitational. Ronnie Brewer had 19 points to lead the Razorbacks.

Pac-10 non-conference

Matt Haryasz scored 18 points and had 11 rebounds in leading Stanford to a 71-56 win over San Francisco in Stanford, Calif. Taj Finger, making his first career start, added a career-high 15 points and six rebounds.

Arizona State 82, Southern Utah 62: At Tempe, Ariz., Craig Austin scored 21 points as the Sun Devils beat the depleted Thunderbirds.