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Randolph Morris scored 20 points, including nine of Kentucky's final 11, and the 22nd-ranked Wildcats held off the Blue Demons 87-81 on Monday night in the opening round of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.

Two of the big plays were charges taken by Ramel Bradley and Bobby Perry in the final 1:11.

GAME REPORT: No. 22 Kentucky 87, DePaul 81

"During a timeout we talked about helping on someone else's man and we reacted, but we should be doing that throughout the game, not just at the end," Perry said.

Bradley said DePaul was driving throughout the game "but at the end you have to take the charge."

The Wildcats (3-0) will play No. 5 UCLA, which beat Chaminade 88-63, in the semifinals on Tuesday night.

Kentucky was never able to put away the Blue Demons (1-3) in a game that saw both teams shoot better than 53% from the field.

"I thought our kids did a great job of keeping their composure and made some big stops," Kentucky coach Tubby Smith said.

Sammy Mejia and Wilson Chandler each had 17 points for DePaul, which was within 74-69 on a three-pointer by Marcus Heard with 4:45 to play. Morris scored the last four points of a 6-0 run that had the Wildcats up 80-69 with 2:50 to play.

Morris' last field goal of the game, a baseline move with 2:10 to play, put Kentucky up 82-71, but DePaul scored six straight points to get to 82-77 with 1:22 to go.

Kentucky went 5-for-6 from the free throw line over the final 53 seconds and the Wildcats drew the two charges to finally seal the win.

Bradley had 16 points for Kentucky, which shot 57.1% (32-for-56).

Heard had 11 points for the Blue Demons, who finished 32-for-60 from the field (53.3 percent).

"I was really proud of our guys, they really hung in there and showed a lot of maturity, which is important for us," DePaul coach Jerry Wainwright said. "I always felt we were in a position to win, but the last couple of minutes we couldn't make a basket and let it get away from us."

Morris, who was 7-for-13 from the field and 6-for-9 from the free throw line, had nine rebounds as the teams finished even on the boards with 28 each.

"It all came within the flow of the game," Morris said about his closing flurry. "When opportunities present themselves you have to seize those opportunities."

Kentucky, which won this tournament in 1993, scored the first 10 points and was up 16-4 five minutes into the game. The Wildcats led 18-7 with 14:29 left after making eight of their first 11 shots from the field.

Draelon Burns of DePaul then scored the next seven points of the game — he finished with nine. Kentucky was able to take one more double-digit lead in the first half — 33-21 with 8:50 left on a 3 by Jodie Meeks — but DePaul was within 43-38 at halftime.

"We've been in that situation plenty of times before," Mejia said. "We do a good job of keeping our heads in the game and staying focused. They gave us their best shot in the beginning of the game and we did a great job of coming back into the game."

The Blue Demons took the lead twice, the last time at 50-49 on a layup by Mejia with 14:59 to play.

"When we get up on a team we haven't sustained the intensity," Bradley said. "Give credit to DePaul, but we stayed poised and made some big stops. I thought we did an excellent job of responding the right way."

No. 5 UCLA too strong for Chaminade

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Arron Afflalo scored 11 of his 25 points during UCLA's game-opening 17-2 run, and the fifth-ranked Bruins went on to an 88-63 victory over Chaminade.

GAME REPORT: No. 5 UCLA 88, Chaminade 63

The Bruins (2-0) will play No. 20 Kentucky, which beat DePaul 87-81, in the semifinals on Tuesday night. It will be a matchup of two schools with a combined 18 national championships — a record 11 by UCLA.

Afflalo hit three three-pointers in the early run and the Bruins were never threatened by the Division II Silverswords (0-1), the hosts of the eight-team tournament.

The 6-foot-5 junior guard finished two points off his career high set last February against Arizona. He was 10-for-14 from the field, including 5-for-7 from three-point range.

UCLA led 43-20 at halftime and the Bruins' biggest lead was 56-26 on two free throws by Josh Shipp with 16:08 to play.

Zack Whiting had 14 points and 10 assists for Chaminade, which is 4-61 in the tournament's 22 years. Darrell Birton was 4-for-5 on 3s and had 12 points for the Silverswords, whose last tournament win was over Villanova in the opening round in 2003.

Shipp had 16 points and Darren Collison added 15 for UCLA, which returned two starters from the team that lost to Florida in the national championship game last April.

UCLA shot 51.5% (17-for-33) in the first half while holding the Silverswords to 33.3% (8-for-24) and forcing 12 turnovers, which the Bruins converted into 18 points.

The Silverswords got to 58-41 with 11:17 to play on a free throw by Dan Wendt. Collison then hit two three-pointers and scored after stealing an inbounds pass to account for all the points in an 8-2 run that made it 66-43 with 10 minutes left. Chaminade was never closer than 20 points the rest of the way.

This is UCLA's third appearance in the Maui Invitational. The Bruins finished sixth in 1995 as defending national champions and were third in 2001.

No. 11 Memphis dodges Oklahoma

Robert Dozier had 13 points to lead a balanced Memphis offense, and the 11th-ranked Tigers beat Oklahoma 77-65 Monday in a sloppy opening-round game.

GAME REPORT: Memphis 77, Oklahoma 65

The Tigers (2-0) will play in the semifinals Tuesday against No. 19 Georgia Tech.

Memphis, which starts three sophomores and a freshman, took control at the start of the second half by hitting seven of its first 10 shots to lead 58-42 with 12:04 left.

Oklahoma (2-1) drew within 10 points twice, the last at 69-59 with 4:36 left on two free throws by Michael Neal. The Tigers, however, were able to improve their foul shooting and keep their lead over the final 2½ minutes.

Eight Memphis players had between 13 and six points, but the Tigers hurt themselves by missing 14 of their first 27 free throw attempts before finishing 20-for-37.

Neal, who missed the Sooners' first two games because of a suspension over playing in an unsanctioned summer league, finished with 18 points. Taylor Griffin added 16 points and 10 rebounds.

Freshman Willie Kemp had 12 points for Memphis, while Antonio Anderson and Andre Allen had 10 each.

Memphis used its speed advantage to force Oklahoma into 21 turnovers, but the Tigers committed 18 themselves.

Oklahoma scored the opening basket of the second half to get within 39-34, but Anderson and Allen hit 3s on consecutive possessions to start Memphis' hot streak from the field.

The win was the 150th at Memphis for coach John Calipari, who is 150-59 in his seventh season there. His overall college record is 343-130.

Memphis improved to 5-0 all-time against Oklahoma.

This is Memphis' fourth appearance in Maui, with its best finish third in 1992. Oklahoma is in its third appearance and the Sooners lost in the championship game in 1988.

No. 19 Georgia Tech blows past Purdue

Freshman point guard Javaris Crittenton scored 10 of his 20 points in a four-minute stretch late in the second half to lead No. 19 Georgia Tech to a 79-61 victory over Purdue on Monday in the opening round.

GAME REPORT: No. 19 Georgia Tech 79, Purdue 61

The 6-foot-5 Crittenton took over the game with some impressive penetrating moves, scoring all but two of the Yellow Jackets' points in a 12-2 run that gave them a 72-54 lead with 3:44 to play.

Georgia Tech (4-0) will play No. 12 Memphis, which beat Oklahoma 77-65, in Tuesday's semifinals.

Purdue (2-1) used physical defense to stay with Georgia Tech until Crittenton took over. He had two moves where he penetrated through three defenders and flipped the ball underhanded up to the rim for baskets. He added a one-handed move to the right side of the rim that made it 70-54 with 5:10 left and then capped his personal run with two free throws that gave Georgia Tech the 18-point lead with 3:44 to go.

Crittenton, who entered the game averaging 15.7 points and 8.0 assists, had five assists and finished 11-for-12 from the free throw line, all in the second half.

Carl Landry had 14 points for the Boilermakers, who finished 4-for-24 from three-point range.

Lewis Clinch had 14 points for the Yellow Jackets, while freshmen Thaddeus Young and Zack Peacock each had 13. Young had 10 rebounds as Georgia Tech finished with a 48-29 advantage on the boards.

Crittenton, Young and Peacock, the three freshmen starters, combined for 13 of Georgia Tech's 21 turnovers.

The Boilermakers had a 24-17 lead, but the Yellow Jackets closed the first half on an 11-0 run. Georgia Tech went 4-for-6 from the field over the closing 3:43, while Purdue missed all six shots it took and committed two turnovers.