Tyrese Hunter tallied a game-high 23 points and PJ Haggerty finished with 16 points and nine rebounds as Memphis earned a spot in the Maui Invitational championship game by beating Michigan State 71-63 on Tuesday in Lahaina, Hawaii.Hunter was 5-of-10 from 3-point territory and has made 12 3-pointers in the two tournament games. He scored 26 points in Memphis’ 99-97 overtime upset of No. 2 UConn on Monday.Michigan State trailed by 15 in the second half, but pulled within seven points when a Jase Richardson jumper made it 62-55 with 5:01 left.Memphis regained the momentum on its next trip down the court when Hunter was fouled on a made 3-pointer. His free throw handed the Tigers (6-0) a 66-55 lead with 4:33 remaining, and the Spartans (5-2) failed to get closer than five points the rest of the way.Richardson led Michigan State with 18 points. Jaden Akins added 12 points, Frankie Fidler finished with 10 and Jaxon Kohler paired seven points with eight rebounds.Colby Rogers scored 10 points for Memphis, which will face either No. 4 Auburn or No. 12 North Carolina in Wednesday’s championship game.Memphis had a 32-23 lead following a Hunter dunk with 3:49 to play in the first half. It was the largest lead for either team in the opening 20 minutes, but Michigan State was within three points, 34-31, at halftime.