Ennis, No. 8 Syracuse top California 92-81 in Maui
Gonzaga rolls over Chaminade
LAHAINA, Hawaii, Nov 27, (AP): Syracuse is used to winning at the Maui Invitational. One more victory for the Orange and it will be three titles in three trips.
Tyler Ennis scored 28 points and led two key second-half runs that carried No. 8 Syracuse past California 92-81 on Tuesday night in the tournament semifinals.
The Orange will play for the championship Wednesday against No. 18 Baylor, which edged Dayton 67-66. Syracuse won the Maui Invitational in 1990 and 1998.
‘’These two games out here have been great games, great for our team,’’ coach Jim Boeheim said.
Syracuse scored 51 points in the second half, shooting 55 percent and making five of seven 3-point attempts. Ennis had 17 points and Trevor Cooney scored 20 of his 23 after the break.
View gallery.”Syracuse forward Michael Gbinije (0) goes to the basket as California center Kameron Rooks (44) defn Ö’’Our guards were unbelievable today and I didn’t even know that until I looked at the stat sheet,’’ Boeheim said. ‘’I knew they were pretty good, but they were better.’’
Jerami Grant finished with 19 points while C.J. Fair had 14 points and seven rebounds. Cooney said it’s different to shoot in a small gym.
Gonzaga 113, Chaminade 81 In Lahaina, Hawaii, No. 11 Gonzaga relieved the frustrations of its first loss with its highest scoring game of the year.
Sam Dower Jr. and Gerard Coleman scored 19 points each as the Bulldogs cruised to an easy 113-81 win over Division II Chaminade on Tuesday in the Maui Invitational.
Przemek Karnowski had a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds. Kevin Pangos and Kyle Dranginis had 18 points each. Gary Bell Jr. had 16 and Drew Barham had 11.
Only one other player even attempted a shot for Gonzaga — David Stockton hit