For many, the Maui Invitational is a guiding measure for college basketball fans and analysts to determine which of the field's eight teams have the ingredients to make the Final Four and perhaps win the national championship. The tournament also features ...

As winter approaches, the college basketball heats up in warmer weather. Eight teams will make the trip to Maui, Hawaii to play in the annual Maui Invitational.This year's group features some of the best teams college hoops has to off.

The No. 4 Auburn Tigers take on the No. 12 North Carolina Tar Heels in their second game of the Maui Invitational on Tuesday night. Auburn is coming off an 83-81 comeback win over the Iowa State Cyclones to start off their play in the tournament Monday night,

The fifth-ranked Cyclones lost their first game of the season. Columnist Travis Hines gives his thoughts on what went right - and what didn't

By the time Auburn took the lead with about four minutes to play, Iowa State snapped back into action, even taking an 81-79 lead with 50 seconds left off two Gilbert free-throws. But Auburn quickly answered, as Dylan Cardwell found Miles Kelly inside for a cutting layup, setting the stage for the pivotal last 30 seconds.