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Viva Las Vegas! Pandemic pushes Butler basketball's Maui Invitational trip to Sin City

INDIANAPOLIS – Butler’s scheduled business trip to Maui has been re-routed to Las Vegas.

College basketball’s annual Maui Invitational has been re-booked for Vegas. Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports first reported the change.

The Bulldogs will open at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22, against Houston, which is coming off a Final Four played in Indianapolis. Winner will play Nov. 23 against the Wisconsin/Texas A&M winner. The championship is Nov. 24.

On the other side of the bracket: Oregon vs. Chaminade, St. Mary’s vs. Notre Dame.

Because of the pandemic, last year’s Maui tournament was played in Asheville, North Carolina.