Rodney Rice scored a game-high 27 points, including a tiebreaking three-point play, as Southern California defeated Boise State 70-67 in the quarterfinals of the Maui Invitational on Monday in Lahaina, Hawaii.

Chad Baker-Mazara added 11 points and a game-high eight rebounds for the Trojans (5-0), who will meet Seton Hall -- which upset No. 23 North Carolina State 85-74 in the tournament opener -- in the semifinals on Tuesday.

Javan Buchanan scored 18 for Boise State (4-2), but his potential tying 3-pointer at the final buzzer bounced off the front of the rim. Pearson Carmichael added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Broncos and Aginaldo Neto scored 10.

Rice made a floating jump shot in the lane to break a tie and was fouled with 14.8 seconds remaining. He converted the free throw to

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