2013 Paradise Jam Tournament

The 2013 Paradise Jam Tournament was a men's and women's preseason college basketball tournament that took place in Saint Thomas at the Sports and Fitness Center. Maryland won the men's division while Duke won the women's Island Division and Syracuse won the women's Reef Division.

Paradise Jam Tournament

Teams	8 men's, 8 women's
Finals site	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Paradise Jam Tournament

Men's Tournament

Bracket

	First Round November 22					Semifinals November 24 CBSSN					Championship November 25 CBSSN
	Northern Iowa		90
	Loyola Marymount		81
						Northern Iowa		66
						Maryland		80
	Marist		43
	Maryland		68
											Maryland		56
											Providence		52
	Providence		67
	Vanderbilt		60
						Providence		71
						La Salle		63
	Morgan State		59
	La Salle		78

	3rd Place game November 25 CBSSN
	Northern Iowa		65
	La Salle		50

	Consolation 2nd Round November 23					5th Place Game November 25
	Loyola Marymount		76
	Marist		70
						Loyola Marymount		68
						Vanderbilt		77
	Vanderbilt		75
	Morgan State		66

	7th Place game November 25
	Marist		67
	Morgan State		74^OT

Women's Tournament

The women's tournament consists of 8 teams split into two 4-team, round-robin divisions: Island and Reef.[1]

Participating Teams

Island Division:

• Duke
• Xavier
• Central Michigan
• Kansas

Reef Division:

• Texas
• Texas A&M
• Syracuse
• Memphis

Overview

Duke beat Xavier 81–54 in the opening round of the Island Division on November 28, 2013. Kansas followed with a 68—63 victory over Central Michigan. The Reef Division teams played in the evening, when Texas A&M defeated Memphis 69–59. In the other match up, Syracuse defeated Texas 75–65.[2]

The following day, Duke struggled early against Central Michigan; down 24–21 in the first half. The Blue Devils then went on an 18–2 run to take a large lead, and cruised to a 97–64 victory.[3] In the other Island Division match-up, Xavier was down 26–20 with a minute to go in the first half, but tied the game at halftime. Kansas again pulled into the lead in the second half, on an 11–2 run to start the half, but Xavier came back to win the game 64–59.[4] In the Reef Division, unranked Texas upset previously unbeaten and 12th-ranked Texas A&M. Texas pulled out to a twelve-point lead at halftime, and the two teams played roughly even in the second half. Texas's Nneka Enemkpali scored 20 points, hitting seven of her eight field goal attempts and six of her eight free throw attempts.[5] In the other Reef Division game, Syracuse pulled out to a 15-point halftime lead against Memphis, and extended the lead in the second half to remain undefeated with a 77–58 win.[6]

On the final day of the tournament, Central Mich beat Xavier 88—62 in the Island Division. In the other match-up, Duke held only a nine-point lead at halftime, but pulled away to win by 33 points, 73–40. With an undefeated record, Duke won the Tournament title for the Island Division.[7] In the Reef Division, Texas easily beat Memphis, 65–36 to go 2–1 in the tournament. Syracuse played 12th ranked Texas A&M in the other game. The Aggies led by six early in the game, but Syracuse took over and led by nine at halftime. They pulled out to a large lead in the second half. Texas A&M cut the lead back to single digits, but were unable to re-take the lead. Syracuse on the game 78–63 and won the Championship of the Reef Division.[8]

References

1. "Tournament History & Statistics". Basketball Travelers, Inc. Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 23 Dec 2012.
2. "Bracket results". Basketball Travelers, Inc. 28–30 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
3. "No. 2 Duke rips Central Michigan in Paradise Jam". ESPN. November 29, 2013. Retrieved 1 Dec 2013.
4. "Complete Play-By-Play". ESPN. November 29, 2013. Retrieved 1 Dec 2013.
5. "Nneka Enemkpali, Texas upset No. 12 Texas A&M". ESPN. November 29, 2013. Retrieved 1 Dec 2013.
6. "Syracuse Memphis Boxscore". ESPN. November 29, 2013. Retrieved 1 Dec 2013.
7. Gardner, James (November 30, 2013). "Duke Women Win Paradise Jam 'Island Division'". St. Thomas Source. Retrieved 1 Dec 2013.
8. Farrell, Sean (1 December 2013). ""Another Day in Paradise" – Syracuse WBB Wins Paradise Jam Title". wftv.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.