Marquette had to dig some last night to take care of UCLA in the first round mf the Maui Classic at Honolulu, but in the end a win is a win and the Goldie Eagles are able to advance, with a late Sean Jones triple the key. The Jayhawks took a long time before putting away Kentucky last Tuesday in Chicago, and this is an experienced Marquette team, with the ability to run the offense thru either PG deluxe Tyler Kolek or pass-master 6--1 Oso Igohodaro. Play Marquette (at Honolulu)

Kansas is flexing its muscles early in the season showing off their new addition Hunter Dickinson who transferred from Michigan for his senior season. Kansas also has three starters back from last season and Bill Self’s squad has something special going on as the Jayhawks are No. 1 in the nation shooting 58% on field goals and its 27.5 assists-per-game is also No. 1 in the nation. I like Kansas to ride that momentum in Hawaii tonight. Kansas to cover.