LAHAINA, Maui — The trade winds were blowing hard across Maui, bending palm trees, whipping up whitecaps on the ocean, sandblasting tourists on the beach.
But there was no wind inside the Lahaina Civic Center, nothing to blow San Diego State’s shots off course. The No. 17 Aztecs made 60 percent of them in the second half and rarely led by fewer than double digits en route to an 88-77 win against Ohio State in the opening game of the Maui Invitational.
Next up: Tuesday night’s semifinals against either No. 14 Arizona or Cincinnati at 7:30 p.m. PST on ESPN.
