Xavier Booker scored four of his 12 points in a crucial overtime game and Michigan State beat 12th-seeded North Carolina 94-91 in the third-place game at the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Wednesday.

The Spartans (6-2) led by almost a tie and were never more than a point behind. However, North Carolina went on a furious 9-2 run in the final 79 seconds of regulation, forcing Seth Trimble’s three-pointer with five seconds left to force overtime.

In the extra frame, North Carolina’s Elliot Cadeau – who missed a wide-open layup that would have given the Tar Heels a lead in the final minute of regulation – hit two free throws to give his team an 87-86 lead.

On the ensuing possession, Cadeau slipped in the paint to help Booker and rolled to the basket after setting a ball screen. Cadeau couldn’t slow down Booker, who delivered an emphatic slam dunk that put Michigan State back in the lead for good.

Booker rebounded off a missed 3-pointer from RJ Davis on the next possession and then scored a layup off an assist from Jeremy Fears Jr. to give the Spartans a three-point lead. That was all they needed to finish the Maui Invitational 2-1.

Six Spartans scored in double figures, led by Tre Holloman with 19 points. He also provided seven assists.

Fears added six assists to his 13 points and Jaden Akins scored 14 points before being fouled. Booker was part of a three-man lineup that came off the bench alongside Coen Carr (14 points) and Frankie Fidler (13).

The trio combined to shoot 16 of 21 from the floor.

Drake Powell came off the bench to lead North Carolina with 18 points. He shot 4 of 6 from beyond the 3-point arc and led the Tar Heels to an 11 of 23 performance shooting from long range.

Cadeau finished with 17 points and six assists and Davis had 16 points with seven assists. Ian Jackson added 14 points off the bench. Trimble failed to reach double figures for the first time this season and finished with nine points.

–Field level media