Wisconsin Badgers
LAS VEGAS, NV (WSAU) — The Wisconsin Badgers topped St. Mary’s (CA) 61-55 to win the 2021 Maui Jim Maui Invitational on Wednesday.
Johnny Davis once again led the Badgers in scoring with 20 points on 7-17 shooting while also collecting seven rebounds.
Tyler Wahl proved to be a catalyst in the closing 90 seconds of the game, hitting a jump shot and two free throws while also creating a turnover as Wisconsin was holding on to a slim lead. He finished with 18 points and 5 rebounds.
Chucky Hepburn added 6 points in the win.
Davis scored a total of 71 points over three games at the tournament.
Wisconsin is the first club from the Big Ten to win the Maui Invite since Illinois defeated Butler in 2012. Wisconsin lost the 2016 tournament final to North Carolina.
The Badgers will have the next week off before participating in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge against Georiga Tech in Atlanta on December 1st.
St. Mary’s, a perennial NCAA tournament contender out of the West Coast Conference, finishes second in the tournament. Earlier in the day, Houston defeated Oregon for 3rd place. The 5th and 7th place games will be played this evening.
The 2021 Maui Invitational was moved to Las Vegas due to COVID-19 concerns, with the intention of returning the tournament to the Hawaiian Islands in 2022.
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