MAUI, Hawaii — National Player of the Year candidate Johni Broome and No. 3 Auburn captured the Maui Invitational championship with a 90-76 win over Memphis on Wednesday at Lahaina Civic Center.

The Auburn outrebounded Memphis 32-26 led by the presence of Broome and Dylan Cardwell who finished with 18 points in the frontcourt. Memphis leaned on Tulsa transfer Pj Haggerty for a lot of its offensive production. He led the Tigers with 15 points at halftime mark and finished with 27.

Here are three observations from the Tigers' wins over No. 5 Iowa State, No. 12 North Carolina and Memphis in the Aloha State.