UO mbxb, July 20

Oregon will play Georgetown in the first round of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational Nov. 21 at the Lahaina Civic Center, tournament officials announced Tuesday morning. The Ducks and Hoyas will play at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (11:30 a.m. HAST) and the game will be broadcast on ESPN2. The winner of the Oregon-Georgetown game will play the winner of Wisconsin-Tennessee on Nov. 22, with the losers meeting earlier in the day in the consolation round. The championship game is scheduled for Nov. 23. Opening round games on the other side of the bracket are Connecticut-Oklahoma State and North Carolina-Chaminade. Oregon head coach Dana Altman said he is looking forward to taking in part in one of the nation’s top preseason tournaments. “It’s an outstanding field and we’re excited to be a part of it,” said Altman. “There are a lot of teams with experience and a lot of guys back. When I look at the field, that’s probably the thing that is the most exciting.” The Maui Invitational will mark the second time in four seasons that the Ducks and Georgetown will play outside of the Continental United States. The two teams opened the 2013-14 season at Camp Humphreys in South Korea, a game won by Oregon 82-75 to give the Ducks a 2-1 series edge.