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Kemba Walker Maui Title - A week ago, one might have considered this a week for UConn to merely survive. The Maui Invitational wasn’t supposed to be a springboard to national prominence, Hawaii wasn’t necessarily supposed to be Kemba Walker’s personal playground and, put simply, the Huskies weren’t supposed to do what they did over the past three days. But a nation’s eyes were opened to the offensive brilliance of Walker, who scored baskets as if he was casually chucking stones into the Pacific Ocean, and all else followed. After two nail-biters that showed their resolve, the unranked Huskies on Wednesday night streamrolled No. 8 Kentucky, 84-67, in the Maui Invitational championship game before a wild crowd of 2,400 at the Lahaina Civic Center. Walker, named the tournament MVP, again led the way. He scored 29 points on 10-for-17 shooting. Alex Oriakhi had 18 points and 11 rebounds, his second consecutive dominant performance. Niels Giffey, playing his best game, had 14 points...