Indiana University Athletics
Maui Invitational Pairings Are Announced
8/29/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
August 29, 2002
Bloomington, Ind. -Indiana opens the 2002 season at the EA Sports Maui Invitational, where the Hoosiers will face Massachusetts in the first round on Nov. 25 at 5:00 p.m. EDT at Lahaina Civic Center. IU will meet either Utah or Gonzaga in the second round Nov. 26 at 9:30 p.m. EDT. The championship game is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. EDT on Nov. 27. ESPN will televise the tournament, and the television schedule will be announced in the near future.
"The Maui Invitational is a great way to start out our season," IU coach Mike Davis said. "The tournament field is very balanced. We'll have our work cut out for us with UMass in the first round, and then it doesn't get any easier - Utah, Gonzaga, Arizona State, Virginia, Kentucky."
This marks the fourth time that Indiana will compete in the Maui Invitational. Overall, IU has posted a 5-4 record in Maui. The Hoosiers advanced to the championship game of the 1998 tournament, where they lost to Syracuse, 76-63.
In other schedule news, the Dec. 28 game at Temple will tip off at 4 p.m. EDT and will be televised by ESPN. Indiana has 12 national television appearances this season and could have as many as 16 when you include the Maui Invitational games and the season finale at Penn State, which will be shown either regionally or nationally.
2002 EA Sports Maui Invitational first round games on Monday, November 25
Game 1 - Chaminade vs. Virginia (9 a.m. local time / 2 p.m. EST)
Game 2 - Massachusetts vs. Indiana (12 p.m. / 5 p.m.)
Game 3 - Arizona State vs. Kentucky (4 p.m. / 9 p.m.)
Game 4 - Utah vs. Gonzaga (6:30 p.m. / 11:30 p.m.)
Second round games on Tuesday, November 26, are as follows:
Consolation Game 5 - Loser 1 vs. Loser 3 (9 a.m. / 2 p.m.)
Consolation Game 6 - Loser 2 vs. Loser 4 (11 a.m. / 4 p.m.)
Semifinal Game 7 - Winner 1 vs. Winner 3 (2 p.m. / 7 p.m.)
Semifinal Game 8 - Winner 2 vs. Winner 4 (4:30 p.m. / 9:30 p.m.)
Final round games on Wednesday, November 27, will feature:
Consolation Game 9 (5th place) - Winner 5 vs. Winner 6 (9 a.m. / 2 p.m.)
Consolation Game 10 (3rd place) - Loser 7 vs. Loser 8 (11:30 a.m. / 4:30 p.m.)
Consolation Game 11 (7th place) - Loser 5 vs. Loser 6 (2 p.m. / 7 p.m.)
Championship Game 12 - Winner 7 vs. Winner 8 (4:30 p.m. / 9:30 p.m.)
