LAHAINA >> Silence emanated from half of the usually boisterous Lahaina Civic Center, and it wasn’t the side designated for those making a quick interisland hop.

Chaminade had its latest traditional powerhouse opponent, Connecticut, searching for answers on Day 2 of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational. But thanks to a late rebuttal in the form of some timely shot-making, the Huskies escaped the Silverswords 93-82 in the consolation semifinals Tuesday.

The Division II hosts had it tied up at halftime, 45-all, and struck first in the second half on a three-point play by point guard Sam Daly. Chaminade’s eighth all-time win in its signature event appeared to be within reach.

Instead, the ’Swords dropped to 7-89 since the tournament’s start in 1984 and remained winless on Maui second days (0-33).

“They’ve been through the wars together. They gave us their best punch,” UConn coach Kevin Ollie said. “I just told the guys to leave the court with our knuckles bloody, too.

“That means we’re throwing punch after punch after punch, and I thought that’s what we did. That’s when we finally got them on the ropes, and we kept them there at the end of the game.”

Huskies point guard Jalen Adams came within a rebound of a triple-double — 25 points, 11 assists and nine boards, helping knock Chaminade (2-2) into the seventh-place game against Tennessee (1-3) that will open today’s action. Adams has 59 points in two days on Maui, making up for the absence of injured players Terry Larrier and Alterique Gilbert.

“We had a chance today. We knew we had to also execute really well,” Chaminade coach Eric Bovaird said. “We’re going to have to execute hard tomorrow. Tennessee is a scrappy team. They get after it. But we do have the confidence.”

And why not? Chaminade has already beaten Rick Barnes’ teams twice — 111-108 over Providence in 1991, and 86-73 over Texas in 2012.

Guard Rodney Purvis (23 points) blunted the ’Swords’ thrust down the stretch Tuesday with three 3-pointers in quick succession, pushing UConn’s lead to 11 with three minutes left.

Chaminade relied on the 3-ball, and heavy minutes from its starters, to hang around. It knocked in 14 in 32 attempts (43.8 percent), but 61.3 percent shooting overall by the 2014 national champions was too much to counteract.

All five ’Swords starters scored in double figures. Rohndell Goodwin led the way with 20, while Kiran Shastri and Daly added 19 apiece.

“When we get the shot, got to put it in, and we were feeling it today for a while,” said Shastri, CU’s all-time leading 3-point shooter, who converted five of 10 from deep Tuesday, helping keep it much more competitive than Monday’s 104-61 rout at the hands of No. 4 North Carolina.

“That faith’s always been there,” added Daly, an Australian. “Just about time it started dropping for us.”

Chaminade is the most experienced its been in Bovaird’s six years. Shastri and Kuany Kuany are four-year starters, while point guard Austin Pope (a former University of Hawaii commit) is a capable player out of junior college. They spread the floor and hope to negate their size disadvantage by drawing big men out of the lane to free up space for drives.

It was UConn instead that capitalized on the interior in the second half.

Chaminade got only three bench points. Bovaird said he’ll turn to that unit more against Tennessee after playing just seven players.

No. 13 Oregon 69, Tennessee 65, OT

LAHAINA >> Dillon Brooks hit a long 3-pointer with 22 seconds left in overtime and scored 17 points, lifting the Ducks (3-2) over the Volunteers (1-3).

Oregon shot poorly in a loss to Georgetown in its Maui opener and continued to struggle on Day 2. The Ducks shot 34 percent, including 5-for-17 from 3-point range, and had 21 turnovers.

Mostella with the most

In a consolation semifinal loss in overtime to No. 13 Oregon, Tennessee guard Detrick Mostella fouled out in regulation with a game-high 22 points on 8-for-11 shooting off the bench. The junior out of La Lumiere (Ind.) won the 2012 ‘Iolani Classic dunk contest.

“Just coming in and playing my role and just playing as hard as I can,” Mostella said.