ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Matt Coleman III hit a stepback jumper with 0.1 seconds left to help No. 17 Texas beat No.
14 North Carolina 69-67 on Wednesday to win the relocated Maui Invitational. Coleman finished with 22 points and was the tournament’s most valuable player for the Longhorns (4-0), who blew a 16-point lead late in the first half and fell behind with about 2½ minutes left.
Coleman and Kai Jones both came up big in the critical moments for Texas, securing the Longhorns’ first Maui title in their fifth appearance in the tournament.Jones had 12 points, including a tying jumper with 2:19 left and then a transition dunk with 41.2 seconds remaining that pushed Texas to a 67-65 lead.