Bennie Boatwright scored 33 points and hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 4.1 seconds left to lift Southern California to a 77-72 victory over New Mexico State in the finals of the Diamond Head Classic on Monday at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu.

Practice didn't make perfect for No. 15 Miami on Saturday -- far from it -- so Hurricanes coach Jim Larranaga tried a different approach, and it paid off in an 84-81 victory over Middle Tennessee in Monday's third-place game in the Diamond Head Classic at the Stan Sheriff Center.