display in today's 5 p.m. championship game at the Lahaina Civic Center.
Tyler Hansbrough, the reigning national player of the year, didn't play at all for
top-ranked North Carolina in Monday's opening romp past Chaminade.
And the 6-9 senior, who has been nursing a couple of injuries, saw limited action
in yesterday's 98-69 semifinal win over Oregon, but still managed to score 16
points in 19 minutes of duty.
Hansbrough did most of his damage from the free throw line, making 12 of 14
attempts.
Luke Harangody, who joined Hansbrough on the pre-season All-America team,
was the pivotal figure in eighth-ranked Notre Dame's dramatic 81-80 win over No.
6 Texas in the other semifinal game.
The 6-8 junior forward finished with 29 points and 13 points as the Fighting Irish
barely held off the Longhorns, whose AJ Abrams nearly won the game on a
running half-court shot that hit the front of the rim as time expired.
That brought to an end to what frankly has been the only close game in the 25th
edition of the tournament.
In yesterday's other games, St. Joseph's pulled away from Indiana, 80-54, and
Alabama dominated tournament host Chaminade 78-56.
In today's other matchups: St. Joe's and Alabama meet at 9 a.m. for fifth place,
Texas and Oregon tangle for third place at 11:30 and Chaminade meets Indiana
for third at 2 o'clock.
All four games will be aired on Maui's ESPN 550.
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