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2013 EA SPORTS Maui Invitational Bracket Announced

Stellar field features 132 NCAA Tournament appearances, 18 Final Fours and three national championships

2013 Bracket


The EA SPORTS Maui Invitational today announced the official bracket for the 30th annual edition of Basketball in Paradise. The pairings were announced in a special segment on ESPN.com, hosted by Andy Katz. The Championship Round of the nation's premier early-season college basketball tournament will be played at Maui's oceanfront Lahaina Civic Center from Nov. 25-27.

The Championship Round will feature eight of the top teams in college basketball. Those previously announced schools are Arkansas, Baylor, California, Dayton, Gonzaga, Minnesota, Syracuse and host Chaminade. These eight programs will face off during Thanksgiving week competing to hoist the Wayne Duke Championship Trophy.

The four Championship Round matchups on Monday, November 25 at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui include:

Game Time Network Matchup
Game 1 3:00 PM EST ESPN2 California vs. Arkansas
Game 2 5:30 PM EST ESPN2 Syracuse vs. Minnesota
Game 3 9:30 PM EST ESPNU Baylor vs. Chaminade
Game 4 Midnight EST ESPN2 Gonzaga vs. Dayton

ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will offer live, high-definition television coverage of all 12 Championship Round games. Games will also be broadcast live on the WatchESPN mobile app and WatchESPN.com.

This year's field has combined for 132 NCAA Tournament appearances, 79 conference championships, 18 Final Fours and three national championships. Four of this year's participants – Syracuse, Gonzaga, California and Minnesota - won NCAA Tournament games in 2013 and Syracuse earned its fifth Final Four appearance by winning the East Regional. Additionally, Baylor won the 2013 NIT Championship.

"We are excited to have such an outstanding field for the 30th annual EA SPORTS Maui Invitational," said Dave Odom, Tournament Chairman. "All eight teams have high expectations this year, and we look forward to once again seeing the best early-season tournament competition   in Maui."

The eight Island Teams will be joined in the Opening Games by four newly announced Mainland Teams – Coastal Carolina, Louisiana, Oakland and St. Francis Brooklyn. The Mainland teams will face off against Island Teams in the Opening Games from November 15-19.

OPENING GAMES – ALL GAME TIMES AND TELEVISION TO BE DETERMINED

Date Matchup Venue Location
November 15 Oakland vs. California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
Louisiana vs. Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
November 16 St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Dayton UD Arena Dayton, OH
November 17 Oakland vs. Gonzaga McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Louisiana vs. Baylor Ferrell Center Waco, TX
November 18 St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
November 19 Coastal Carolina vs. Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN

The Mainland teams will then travel to Conway, S.C. to compete in the Regional Games at Coastal Carolina University from November 23-24. The first day of the Regional Games will feature Coastal Carolina vs. St. Francis Brooklyn and Oakland vs. Louisiana, with the two winners/losers playing each other the following day.

TICKET INFORMATION
Travel packages that include game tickets to the Championship Round and hotel accommodations are currently available through Oahu Travel, the tournament's official travel agency (800.826.3822). This is the only way to guarantee your seat to the Tournament, and tickets are selling fast. For more information, please visit www.mauiinvitational.com/travel. 

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