Walker leads Huskies to 83-79 win over Shockers

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Kemba Walker scored 29 of his 31 points in the second half and hit a key jumper with under a minute left to help Connecticut open the Maui Invitational with an 83-79 win over Wichita State on Monday.

Connecticut (3-0), the 2005 Maui champion, rallied from a sloppy first half behind Walker, who made 14 of 15 free throws and hit a pull-up jumper with 41 seconds left to put the Huskies up three.

Connecticut had a huge free throw advantage, making 32 of 44 while the Shockers shot just 13. The Huskies next face No. 2 Michigan State in the semifinals on Tuesday.

Toure Murry had 19 points and David Kyles scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half for …