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- ↑ EA Sports Maui Invitational Past Tournament Fields
- ↑ "College Basketball Roundup". United Press International . November 30, 1987. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ↑ "College Basketball Roundup : Chaminade Makes Strong Bid, but Kansas Prevents Upset". The Los Angeles Times . November 28, 1987. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ↑ "Iowa 100, Kansas 81 Villanova 78, Illinois 76 Stanford 93, Chaminade 82". Associated Press . November 29, 1987. Retrieved December 10, 2021.