Nobody beats the Duke Blue Devils at the Maui Invitational.
The No. 1 team in the nation advanced to the tournament's championship game Tuesday with a 78-72 victory over the No. 8 Auburn Tigers at the Lahaina Civic Center. According to NCAA.com, Duke is undefeated in its Maui Invitational history and will be playing for a sixth championship Wednesday.
All five Duke starters scored in double figures, including RJ Barrett (18 points and nine rebounds), Zion Williamson (13 points and nine boards) and Cam Reddish (18 points and five rebounds).
Despite their top-10 ranking and notable performances from Jared Harper (22 points and six assists), Austin Wiley (17 points and nine rebounds) and Bryce Brown (16 points) the Tigers didn't have the firepower to keep pace with the mighty Blue Devils in the ACC-SEC showdown and dropped their first game of the season.