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Trey Autry scored 16 points off of the bench to help lead George Washington over Illinois State 72-64 on Monday night to claim a fifth-place finish at the Paradise Jam tournament in the Virgin Islands. Autry had five rebounds for the Revolutionaries (6-1). Gerald Drumgoole Jr. scored 16 points while going 4 of 9 from the floor, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and 6 for 7 from the line.

Roddy Gayle Jr. was 6-for-6 from the free throw line and scored 20 points as Michigan pulled away from Virginia Tech late to earn a 75-63 win Monday to advance to the championship game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off. Michigan (5-1) converted 13 of 18 at the line in the second half and 15 of 20 overall. Jaydon Young's 3 with 14:30 left gave Virginia Tech a 49-46 lead but Tre Donaldson, who hit back-to-back 3-pointers to tie the game at 46-46, sparked a 7-0 Michigan run with a layup that L.J. Cason followed with a jumper and a trey to put the Wolverines up 53-49 with under 13 minutes left.

Graham Couch gives his thoughts on Michigan State basketball's performance in a 72-56 win over Colorado on Monday at the Maui Invitational.

Michigan basketball missed eight straight 3s at one point in the first half, but found its rhythm in the second half to pull away from Virginia Tech.

Coleman Hawkins totaled 19 points, 10 rebounds and five assists to lead Kansas State to an 80-64 victory over Longwood in the third-place game of the Paradise Jam on Monday night. Hawkins, who transferred in after four seasons at Illinois, made 7 of 10 shots with five 3-pointers on the way to his first double-double with the Wildcats (5-2). Brendan Hausen sank three 3-pointers and scored 16 for K-State.

Jase Richardson came off the bench to score 13 points as Michigan State beat Colorado 72-56 Monday in its first appearance in the Maui Invitational since 2019. The Spartans (5-1) are playing in their sixth Maui Invitational, the fifth under coach Tom Izzo. Colorado (4-1), playing its first game away from home in Boulder, got off to a strong start, taking an early lead, 16-13, with a 6-2 run, capped by a dunk from Bangot Dak with under 14 minutes left in the first half.