In the semifinal of the Maui Invitational hosted at the Lahaina Civic Center in Lahaina, Hawaii, Michigan State (5-2) lost 71-63 as a fast and physical Memphis (6-0) stole the show. The Spartans will play the winner of Tuesday night’s Auburn-North Carolina semifinal in the third-place game Wednesday.

Michigan State's hopes of taking home a Maui Invitational title were put to rest on Day 2 of the tournament when they fell to the rising Memphis Tigers, 71-63. The Spartans hung around after falling into a deep second-half deficit,

Tyrese Hunter tallied a game-high 23 points and PJ Haggerty finished with 16 points and nine rebounds as Memphis earned a spot in the Maui Invitational championship game by beating