Iowa State Opens Maui Invitational with Auburn

MAUI, Hawaii – Iowa State will face Auburn on Monday, Nov. 25 in the opening round of the Maui Invitational at the historic Lahaina Civic Center in Maui. Both teams are consensus top 15 teams heading into the 2024-25 season.

Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. central, with the game airing on ESPNU. North Carolina and Dayton are the other two teams on Iowa State's half of the bracket. The semifinal game is slated for Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 5 p.m. central on ESPN, while the consolation game is set for 2:30 p.m. central on ESPNU.

The Cyclones are 2-2 all-time against Auburn, splitting a pair of neutral court games in 1986 and 2000, while each team won on its home floor in 2013 and 2020. The Tigers are coming off a 27-8 season last year, where they won the SEC Tournament before falling to Yale in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Iowa State is 2-3 all-time against North Carolina, having beaten the Tar Heels in each of the last two meetings in the 2014 NCAA Tournament and 2022 PKI Semifinals. The Cyclones are 2-0 all-time against Dayton, picking up wins in 1987 and 1988.

Other games on opening day in Maui include Memphis facing two-time defending National Champion UConn and Colorado facing Michigan State. All 12 games of the Maui Invitational will be televised on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU, and also be available on the ESPN app.

Iowa State is 3-3 all-time in the Maui Invitational, participating in 1990 and 2018. The Cyclones own wins over Chaminade (1990), Illinois (2018) and San Diego State (2018) in the tournament.

As in years past, the Maui Invitational and its partners will give two lucky college basketball fans the chance to experience 'Maui Magic' through the Maui Invitational Fan Sweepstakes.

One winner and a guest will receive two All-Tournament tickets to watch all 12 games, two Stadium Club hospitality passes, $150 tournament merchandise credit, a five-night stay at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa, 160,000 HawaiianMiles from Hawaiian Airlines, an exclusive experience at Maui Brewing Co., one $500 gift card from Tommy Bahama, and two $100 gift cards from JLab. The sweepstakes will run through September 9, 2024. To enter, or to view the complete list of rules and regulations, fans must visit mauiinvitational.com/sweepstakes.

Limited all-tournament and a variety of booster ticket-only packages will go on sale Friday, Aug. 23, and local fans will continue to receive their special Kama'āina ticket rate, which will go on sale on Thursday, Aug. 29. Each ticket option will be available online only starting at 10 a.m. Hawaiian time/3 p.m. Eastern time.

For details on tickets and general information on this year's tournament, visit mauiinivitational.com or follow along on the Maui Invitational social channels (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook).

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Iowa State Opens Maui Invitational with Auburn

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