Balanced Blue Devils to play for Maui title

LAHAINA, Hawaii -- From the wings, the lane, on alley-oops and 3-pointers, the shots fell in from everywhere for Duke.

Even with a new cast of characters, it's clear the Blue Devils are still the kings of Maui.

Putting on an offensive show near the shores of the sparkling Pacific Ocean, No. 6 Duke shot its way into the Maui Invitational title game for the fifth time with an 82-75 win over No. 15 Michigan on Tuesday.

"We hit some amazing 3s, but they were good shots," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "And we missed some good ones, too."

Austin Rivers had 20 points, Seth Curry and Ryan Kelly had 17 each, and Andre Dawkins added 14 to help Duke (6-0) extend its undefeated streak in Maui to 14 games.

The Blue Devils hit 11 of 21 3-pointers while shooting 56 percent overall and matched hot-shooting Michigan in the second half to earn a spot in tonight's title game against No. 14 Kansas, a 72-56 winner over UCLA.

Michigan (4-1) struggled early, falling behind by 16 points, and fought back by hitting 21 of 34 shots in the second half.

But the Wolverines couldn't slow the sure-shooting Blue Devils, watching shot after shot go in to slip into the third-place game. Tim Hardaway Jr. had 19 points and Trey Burke 17 points and nine assists for Michigan.

"They're not a great team to chase," Michigan coach John Beilein said. "They really know how to control the ball and limit their turnovers, and their perimeter played very well."

Rivers led the way, overcoming a few early go-nowhere drives to hit four 3-pointers, showing off some of the dazzle that made him the nation's No. 1 recruit.

Duke has been dominant at the Maui Invitational, winning four titles since 1992.

AROUND THE NATION

KANSAS TOPS UCLA -- At Lahaina, Hawaii, Cheyenne High School product Elijah Johnson scored 23 points for No. 14 Kansas (3-1), which nearly blew all of a 20-point lead before posting a 72-56 victory over UCLA (1-3) in a Maui Invitational semifinal.

MEMPHIS WORKS OT -- At Lahaina, Hawaii, Will Barton had 25 points for No. 8 Memphis (2-1) in its 99-97 double-overtime win over Tennessee (2-2) in the Maui Invitational. Jeronne Maymon had 32 points and 20 rebounds for the Vols, who trailed by 16 in the first half.

PITT SURVIVES -- At Pittsburgh, Nasir Robinson had 17 points for No. 17 Pittsburgh (3-1), which overcame 21 turnovers in a 73-69 win over La Salle (2-2). Earl Pettis scored 22 points for the Explorers.

MIZZOU CRUISES -- At Kansas City, Mo., Kim English's 19 points led six double-figures scorers for No. 21 Missouri (5-0) in its 92-53 victory over No. 20 California (4-1) in the CBE Classic title game.

REGIONAL

UNR HOLDS ON -- At Reno, Malik Story had 28 points for UNR (3-2), which led by 15 points with 12:11 left before posting an 80-78 victory over Longwood (1-4) in the Chicago Invitational Challenge.

BYU ROLLS -- At Provo, Utah, Stephen Rogers had 18 points for Brigham Young (3-1), which shot 57 percent en route to beating Prairie View A&M, 90-51. The Panthers (2-3) shot 29 percent.