COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Arizona St. Wraps Up Maui Title

Mario Bennett did what was expected inside and the rest of the Arizona State Sun Devils took care of things from the outside Wednesday night during a 97-90 victory over seventh-ranked Maryland in the championship game of the Maui Invitational at Lahaina, Hawaii.

Bennett more than held his own against Maryland center Joe Smith and the Sun Devils (3-0) used a late three-point barrage--four from three players in a 2:23 span--to take a 79-70 lead with 3:33 to play. They only made one more field goal the rest of the way as Maryland (2-1) repeatedly put them on the foul line.

Arizona State made 16 of 26 free throws in the final three minutes and the Terrapins got no closer than four points.

Isaac Burton led Arizona State with 23 points. Bennett had 20.

Exree Hipp scored 25 points and Smith scored 23 for Maryland.

No. 13 Michigan 73, Utah 69--Ray Jackson and Jimmy King, the veterans on a young Michigan team, combined for 42 points in the third-place game of the Maui Invitational.

Tulane 86, No. 11 Indiana 68--LaVeldro Simmons scored 24 points to lead the Green Wave (2-1) over the Hoosiers (1-2) in the fifth-place game of the Maui Invitational.

No. 23 Ohio University 82, George Washington 76--Geno Ford made two three-point shots and then dropped in five free throws down the stretch to lift the Bobcats (3-0) in the semifinals of the Preseason NIT at New York.

Ohio University plays New Mexico State in Friday night’s championship game. The Aggies staged a furious comeback, scoring 16 of the last 17 points to defeat Memphis, 81-78, in the other semifinal.