The 2010 Maui Invitational out in Hawaii began earlier today. This year's edition of the tournament features eight teams and in general a solid field of competition. One of those eight teams is Michigan State, which left East Lansing for Maui last week. The Spartans' first game of the tournament is tonight against Chaminade, the host school of the Maui Invitational. Other teams in this year's edition of the tournament are Wichita State, UConn, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Virginia and Washington.
Assuming MSU wins tonight, it will play UConn tomorrow at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. The Huskies got by Wichita State today, winning by four points. On the bottom part of the bracket, Kentucky beat Oklahoma earlier today, meaning the Wildcats will face the winner of Virginia and Washington, which follows the MSU/Chaminade game.
Here is a look at the full 2010 Maui Invitational bracket, which will be updated as the games go final:
Game 1 - UConn 83, Wichita State 79
Game 3 - Michigan State 82, Chaminade 74
Game 5 - Wichita State 79, Chaminade 58
Game 7 - UConn 70, Michigan State 67
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Game 2 - Kentucky 76, Oklahoma 64
Game 4 - Washington 106, Virginia 63
Game 6 - Virginia 74, Oklahoma 56
Game 8 - Kentucky 74, Washington 67
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Game 9 (seventh-place game) - Chaminade 68, Oklahoma 64
Game 10 (third-place game) - Michigan State 76, Washington 71
Game 11 (fifth-place game) - Wichita State 70, Virginia 58
Game 12 (championship) - Connecticut 84, Kentucky 67