Seth Trimble’s clutch 3-pointer allowed UNC to force overtime against Michigan State before the Spartans pulled away in the extra period to win, 94-91, at the Maui Invitational.

They weren’t leaving Maui without beating North Carolina. Or at least put up the best wire-to-wire fight they could. It’s as if they firmly understood that if you want to be taken seriously,

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Tre Holloman and Xavier Booker combined for eight points in overtime and Michigan State held off No. 12 North Carolina 94-91 on Wednesday night for third place in the Maui Invitational.

The Auburn Tigers built a double-digit lead and never really let the North Carolina Tar Heels back in the game as they posted an 85-72 win in the Maui Invitational semifinals Thursday night.

The Michigan State Spartans (5-2) and North Carolina Tar Heels (4-2) tangle in a Wednesday contest to decide 3rd place in the Maui Invitational Wednesday. Tip-off from the Lahaina Civic Center in Lahaina,

Michigan State basketball picked up a massive win in its final game out in Maui. The Spartans led nearly the entire way, but needed overtime to top North Carolina in the third-place game of the Maui Invitational.

T he Colorado Buffaloes men’s basketball team suffered their first loss of the season, falling to the Michigan State Spartans 72-56 in the opening round of the Maui Invitational

Maybe it was it the luggage held up at LAX, maybe it was fatigue from the seven-hour flight and three-hour time difference, or it was the temperature shock going from frigid Colorado weather to the black sand beaches of Maui.