Wichita St. Shockers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Match Player Stats On Nov 22, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Nov 23, 2017

Martinas Geben made two free throws with 2.3 seconds to play, capping a second-half comeback and lifting No. 13 Notre Dame to a thrilling 67-66 win over No. 6 Wichita State on Wednesday in the championship game of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational at Lahaina (Hawaii) Civic Center.

Notre Dame trailed by as many as 16 points but found its shooting touch in the second half to get back in the game. The Fighting Irish took its first lead since early in the game on Geben's free throws.

Bonzie Colson had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and Matt Farrell added 15 points and came up with a huge steal for the Irish in the final minute.

Landry Shamet gave the Shockers a 66-63 lead with a pull-up jumper in the lane with 34 seconds to play. Colson missed a 3-pointer on Notre Dame's ensuing possession, giving the ball back to Wichita State.

Farrell stole the inbounds pass and found Colson for a layup that cut the Wichita State lead to one with 14 seconds left.

Wichita State's Austin Reaves missed the front end of a one-and-one, giving Notre Dame one last possession. After a tie-up, the Irish got the ball to Geben at the rim off an inbounds play. Geben drew the foul and connected on the winning free throws, his only two foul shots of the game.

Zach Brown led Wichita State with 14 points. Conner Frankamp added 12 points, and Shamet finished with 10 points and seven rebounds for the Shockers (4-1).

Notre Dame (6-0) scored 92 points in a blowout win over LSU on Tuesday but was held to just 23 points in the first half against Wichita State. Frankamp had 12 points in the first half for the Shockers, who took a 37-23 lead into halftime.

NOTES: Notre Dame coach Mike Brey coached in shorts and a T-shirt during the tournament. ... Wichita State G Conner Frankamp knocked down a 3-pointer early in the first half to extend his streak to 27 games with at least one trey. ... The Fighting Irish travel to No. 4 Michigan State on Nov. 30. ... Wichita State returns home to host Savannah State on Nov. 28 before traveling to No. 22 Baylor on Dec. 2. ... The 2018 Maul Invitational will feature Arizona, Auburn, Duke, Gonzaga, Illinois, Iowa State, San Diego State and Xavier.