WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The 2023 Maui Jim Maui Invitational has announced that Purdue will face Gonzaga in the opening round on Monday, Nov. 20, tipping off at 5 p.m. ET (noon HT) on ESPN2.
The contest will be the second game of the day following Tennessee vs. Syracuse from the Lahaina Civic Center in Lahaina, Hawai'i. The other side of the bracket pits Kansas vs. Chaminade and Marquette vs. UCLA.
The semifinals will be played on Tuesday afternoon in Hawai'i, with the championship game on Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET.
The field is one of the most-stacked tournaments in the history of multi-team events. Five teams are ranked in the top 10 ESPN's "Way Too Early Top 25", featuring Kansas (#1), Purdue (#3), Tennessee (#6), Gonzaga (#8) and Marquette (#10). A sixth team, UCLA, made the Sweet 16 a year ago, where it lost to Gonzaga.
It will mark the second straight season that Purdue will play Gonzaga after previously not meeting since the 2000 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. Purdue defeated Gonzaga 84-66 in last year's semifinals of the Phil Knight Legacy and hold a 3-0 series lead against the Bulldogs with wins coming in Nov. 1998 (83-68) and the before-mentioned 2000 NCAA Tournament (75-66).
This marks Purdue's fourth appearance in the Maui Invitational, but first since 2014. The Boilermakers have gone 2-1 in every event with a second-place finish (1999) and two fifth-place showings (2006, 2014).
Purdue has won five straight multi-team event games, capturing championships in the 2021 Hall of Fame Tipoff and the 2022 Phil Knight Legacy. Four of the five wins have come against teams ranked in the top 18 of the AP Top 25 poll (#18 North Carolina, #5 Villanova, #6 Gonzaga, #8 Duke).
With the addition of Gonzaga, Purdue's schedule figures to be one of the most difficult in the country. The Boilermakers will face Alabama (#22) in Toronto, Arizona (#11) in Indianapolis, Xavier in Mackey Arena for the Gavitt Games, Gonzaga (#8) in Maui and possibly two more top-10 teams in Maui.
For more information, including ticket details, visit mauiinvitational.com.
Purdue vs. the 2023 Maui Invitational field
Maui Invitational Schedule
Monday, Nov. 20 (All Times Eastern)
Tuesday, Nov. 21 (All Times Eastern)
Wednesday, Nov. 22 (All Times Eastern)
The contest will be the second game of the day following Tennessee vs. Syracuse from the Lahaina Civic Center in Lahaina, Hawai'i. The other side of the bracket pits Kansas vs. Chaminade and Marquette vs. UCLA.
The semifinals will be played on Tuesday afternoon in Hawai'i, with the championship game on Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET.
The field is one of the most-stacked tournaments in the history of multi-team events. Five teams are ranked in the top 10 ESPN's "Way Too Early Top 25", featuring Kansas (#1), Purdue (#3), Tennessee (#6), Gonzaga (#8) and Marquette (#10). A sixth team, UCLA, made the Sweet 16 a year ago, where it lost to Gonzaga.
It will mark the second straight season that Purdue will play Gonzaga after previously not meeting since the 2000 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. Purdue defeated Gonzaga 84-66 in last year's semifinals of the Phil Knight Legacy and hold a 3-0 series lead against the Bulldogs with wins coming in Nov. 1998 (83-68) and the before-mentioned 2000 NCAA Tournament (75-66).
This marks Purdue's fourth appearance in the Maui Invitational, but first since 2014. The Boilermakers have gone 2-1 in every event with a second-place finish (1999) and two fifth-place showings (2006, 2014).
Purdue has won five straight multi-team event games, capturing championships in the 2021 Hall of Fame Tipoff and the 2022 Phil Knight Legacy. Four of the five wins have come against teams ranked in the top 18 of the AP Top 25 poll (#18 North Carolina, #5 Villanova, #6 Gonzaga, #8 Duke).
With the addition of Gonzaga, Purdue's schedule figures to be one of the most difficult in the country. The Boilermakers will face Alabama (#22) in Toronto, Arizona (#11) in Indianapolis, Xavier in Mackey Arena for the Gavitt Games, Gonzaga (#8) in Maui and possibly two more top-10 teams in Maui.
For more information, including ticket details, visit mauiinvitational.com.
Purdue vs. the 2023 Maui Invitational field
- Chaminade: Purdue leads, 1-0 (Last: Nov. 22, 1999)
- Gonzaga: Purdue leads, 3-0 (Last: Nov. 25, 2022)
- Kansas: Kansas leads, 4-2 (Last: March 23, 2017)
- Marquette: Purdue leads, 10-1 (Last: Nov. 15, 2022)
- Syracuse: Syracuse leads, 3-0 (Last: Dec. 19, 1981)
- Tennessee: Purdue leads, 3-2 (Last: March 28, 2019)
- UCLA: UCLA leads, 10-3 (Last: Dec. 30, 2000)
Maui Invitational Schedule
Monday, Nov. 20 (All Times Eastern)
- 2:30 p.m. – Tennessee vs. Syracuse
- 5 p.m. – Purdue vs. Gonzaga
- 9 p.m. – Kansas vs. Chaminade
- 11:30 p.m. – Marquette vs. UCLA
Tuesday, Nov. 21 (All Times Eastern)
- 2:30 p.m. – Loser of Tennessee / Syracuse vs. Loser of Purdue / Gonzaga
- 5 p.m. – Loser of Chaminade / Kansas vs. Loser of UCLA / Marquette
- 8 p.m. – Winner of Tennessee / Syracuse vs. Winner of Purdue / Gonzaga
- 10:30 p.m. – Winner of Kansas / Chaminade vs. Winner of UCLA / Marquette
Wednesday, Nov. 22 (All Times Eastern)
- 2:30 p.m. – 3rd-place game
- 5 p.m. – Championship game
- 9:30 p.m. – 7th-place game
- Midnight – 5th-place game