LAHAINA, Hawai'i — Arron Afflalo was able to smile after one of the worst shooting performances of his career.

"I just have to thank my teammates. That's all I can do right now," Afflalo said after going 5 for 18 from the field in No. 5 UCLA's 73-68 victory over No. 20 Kentucky last night in the semifinals of the EA Sports Maui Invitational. "They still showed their trust in me and all our guys did a great job tonight and Luc came up with some magnificent rebounds."

Luc Richard Mbah A Moute scored 18 points despite playing the final 8 1/2 minutes with four fouls. He scored six of UCLA's last 10 points, ignoring the foul trouble to go inside for the first four points and then throwing down a dunk on the break to make it 69-65 with 25 seconds to play.

"Luc was a tough matchup for them," Bruins coach Ben Howland said.

And now the Bruins (3-0) will play No. 19 Georgia Tech in tonight's championship game.

"Luc does so many of the little things," Howland said of the 6-foot-8 sophomore who leads the team in rebounding. "Defensively he does a great job rotating and taking punishment, and Randolph Morris punishes you."

The 6-11 Morris had 11 points for the Wildcats (3-1), who got to 71-68 on his layup with 2 seconds to go, but Afflalo made two free throws with .6 seconds left for the final margin.

NO. 19 GEORGIA TECH 92, NO. 12 MEMPHIS 85

Juniors Jeremis Smith (21 points, nine rebounds) and Ra'Sean Dickey (14 points, 10 rebounds) helped the Yellow Jackets (5-0) rally from a 46-30 halftime deficit to beat the Tigers (2-1).

Georgia Tech used an 11-0 run to take a 68-62 lead and never trailed again.

CONSOLATION

PURDUE 74, OKLAHOMA 71

Carl Landry was 10 for 13 from the field and scored 30 points, and Tarrance Crump's layup with 3:56 to play put the Boilermakers (3-1) ahead for good, 67-66, in their victory over the Sooners (2-2).