LAHAINA, Hawaii » Luke Harangody had done everything a bruising power forward is supposed to do. He scored 29 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and even threw in a banked 40-footer as the shot clock expired.

But he had to wait to make sure his two missed free throws in the final seconds didn't cost No. 8 Notre Dame a win over No. 6 Texas. They didn't, barely.

After Harangody's second miss with 3.5 seconds to play, Texas' A.J. Abrams let fly with a shot from just beyond halfcourt that bounced off the front of the rim and the Fighting Irish had an 81-80 victory in the semifinals of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.

“;I'm not the kind of player to look back and say I missed two free throws,”; Harangody said. “;We got the win.”;

This was the first matchup of top 10 teams this season and there will be another tonight as the Fighting Irish (4-0) advanced to the championship game against No. 1 North Carolina, which beat Oregon 98-69.

“;We're happy we're playing for the championship, that's why we came here and we don't care who it would be against,”; said Notre Dame's Kyle McAlarney, who had five 3s and 19 points.

The teams combined for 49 3-point attempts and Notre Dame won that battle as well, hitting 11 from beyond the arc while the Longhorns made eight.

“;McAlarney doesn't need a whole lot of space,”; Texas coach Rick Barnes said. “;We can survive teams making 11 3s against us. It just seemed that every time we had a chance down the stretch they would get a big rebound, make a big play.”;

Abrams had 23 points and Justin Mason had 16 points and seven assists for the Longhorns (3-1), while Damion James added 11 points and 12 rebounds.

Other Maui Invitational games

No. 1 North Carolina 98, Oregon 69

Tyler Hansbrough, who missed three weeks of practice and three games with a leg injury, had 16 points to lead the Tar Heels (5-0) to a victory over the Ducks (3-2) in the semifinals.

Michael Dunigan had 18 points to lead Oregon.

Saint Joseph's 80, Indiana 54

Darrin Govens hit a career-high seven 3-pointers and had 23 points to lead the Hawks (2-2) to a victory over the Hoosiers (2-2).

Malik Story had nine points to lead Indiana.

Alabama 78, Chaminade 56,

Sophomore guard Senario Hillman set his career high for a second straight game, scoring 22 points as the Crimson Tide (2-2) beat the Silverswords (0-2) in the consolation round.

Darrell Birton hit four 3-pointers and had 16 points for Chaminade.

Other Top 25 games

No. 4 Pittsburgh 74, Belmont 60

PITTSBURGH » Sam Young scored 33 points despite not getting his first basket until more than 11 minutes into the game and the Panthers (5-0) shut down the Bruins (1-2).

No. 15 Marquette 85, Texas Southern 68

MILWAUKEE » Jerel McNeal scored 20 points and Lazar Haywood added 18 to lead the Golden Eagles (4-0) to a victory over the Tigers (0-4).

Deandre Hall led Texas Southern with 19 points.

No. 17 Florida 86, Washington 84

KANSAS CITY, Mo. » Nick Calathes scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half and the Gators (4-1) held off a late rally to beat the Huskies (2-3) in the consolation game of the CBE Classic.

Jon Brockman had 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead Washington.

No. 20 Villanova 71, Monmouth 48

VILLANOVA, Pa. » Dante Cunningham scored 19 points, Corey Stokes added 18 and the Wildcats (4-0) extended their season-opening winning streak to four games with a win over the Hawks (0-5).

Yaniv Simpson scored 11 points for Monmouth.

Syracuse 89, No. 22 Kansas 81, OT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. » Jonny Flynn had 25 points and hit a 3-pointer with 6.4 seconds left in regulation, helping the Orange (4-0) knock off the Jayhawks (3-1) in the CBE Classic title game.

Sherron Collins had 21 points to lead Kansas.

No. 24 Davidson 78, Loyola (Md.) 48

DAVIDSON, N.C. » Stephen Curry had no points for the Wildcats (5-0) because of double teams in a win over the Greyhounds (2-4).

Andrew Lovedale had 20 points for Davidson.

WAC

Utah State 75, Weber State 49

LOGAN, Utah » Gary Wilkinson scored 18 points as the Aggies (3-0) ran past the Wildcats (1-3).

Fresno State 79, Pacific 58

FRESNO, Calif. » Sylvester Seay scored 22 points as the Bulldogs (2-2) pulled away from the Redhawks (3-1).