Kashif Reyes scored eight of his 10 points in the final 2 1/2 minutes to help Chaminade beat Villanova 52-49 Monday in the opening round of the Maui Invitational and snap a 30-game losing streak in its own tournament.
The win was nowhere near the Division II school’s most famous–it beat then-No. 1 Virginia and Ralph Sampson 77-72 on Dec. 23, 1982–but it did set off an on-court celebration at the Lahaina Civic Center.
“I’m not sure how I feel,” fourth-year coach Aaron Greiss said. “I’m new at this, but it feels great.”
The Silverswords’ last win in the tournament was in the seventh-place game in 1992 in double overtime over Stanford. This win lifts their record in the tournament to 4-53.
“This was a great game for the program,” forward Sam Henning said. “People kept reminding us about how many years it’s been. For our program, it’s just great.”
Chaminade (1-0) will play the winner of the Hawaii-Santa Clara game in Tuesday’s semifinals.
Spartans’ guard sidelined
Michigan State freshman point guard Brandon Cotton is likely to miss at least a month with a possible stress fracture in his right foot. Cotton, a McDonald’s All-American last season, had two points in MSU’s season-opening 64-52 win over Bucknell on Friday.
RESULTS, MONDAY’S SYNOPSIS
Northern Ariz. 73 at #4 Arizona 107
Channing Frye scored 20 points to help give coach Lute Olson his 500th win with Wildcats. Isaiah Fox, suspended from 2 exhibitions for stealing candy bar and bagels, had 15 pts.
#9 N. Carolina 91 at Davidson 68
Jawad Williams led Carolina (2-0 under Roy Williams) with career-high 28 points. Tar Heels had few problems with Davidson (0-2), which upset them two years ago in Chapel Hill.
Sam Houston St. 71 at #11 Texas 122
Sydmill Harris scored 23 points and Brandon Mouton added 20 for the Longhorns (2-0), who hit 12 3-pointers. Joe Thompson scored 13 to lead Sam Houston (1-1).
Denver 68 at #16 Gonzaga 90
Ronny Turiaf scored 21 points for Gonzaga (2-1), which used a 23-6 run midway through second half to pull away. Bulldogs outscored 0-1 Denver 45-23 in second half.
Oakland (Mich.) 60 at #19 Cincinnati 89
Jason Maxiell scored career-high 26 for Bearcats (2-0). They occasionally went back to the trapping defense abandoned in recent years. Oakland (2-3) shot only 32 percent.
Northern Mich. 58 at #23 Marquette 70
Travis Diener scored 15 points and Steve Novak added 14 for Golden Eagles (4-0). The Division II Wildcats got within 44-39 before Marquette went on 12-0 run.
Indiana 60 at Vanderbilt 73
Matt Freije went 18-for-18 from line and had career-high 32 points for Vandy (2-0), which held Hoosiers (1-1) to 33 percent shooting. Bracey Wright’s 18 led Indiana.
Ohio State 61 vs. San Diego St. 83
In Maui, freshman Brandon Heath had 28 points and San Diego (2-0) tied school mark with 13 3-pointers. Tony Stockman and Ivan Harris each scored 13 for Buckeyes (0-2).
