Matt Norlander’s Day 2 notebook from the Maui Invitational, including interviews and anecdotes from the biggest story-makers at the event. Be on the lookout for Day 3’s takeaways on Wednesday, which will begin with Colorado vs. No. 5 Iowa State for fifth place at 2:30 p.m. ET. 

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Two teams with the same nickname battling in their first Maui Invitational title game. It’ll be Tigers vs. Tigers on Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET for the tournament title. 

About 4.5 hours after Memphis locked its spot by beating Michigan State, fourth-ranked Auburn won its late tip Tuesday night by outpacing No. 12 North Carolina with an 85-72 victory. It’s the undefeated Tigers’ third ranked win of the season in six games, all three coming against top-12 competition. That’s never happened before in program history. It’s fitting that Auburn is playing Memphis (more on those Tigers further down in the notebook), because those two schools could...