Unable to make the big plays down the stretch, the 15th-ranked Aztecs lost 61-59 in the Maui Invitational championship game Wednesday. The Wildcats traded shots in this heavyweight bout in paradise, coming up with the clutch plays late to win their 33rd straight regular-season non-conference game. Stanley Johnson lived up to the hype that followed him into his freshman season, playing his best under the national spotlight while scoring 18 points and grabbing nine rebounds for the Wildcats. An Arizona-San Diego State title game was what college basketball fans hoped for when the Maui Invitational brackets came out. The game lived up to the billing, two athletic teams trading baskets, elbows and floor burns in front of a packed-and-rowdy Lahaina Civic Center crowd. The Wildcats kept up with volume shooting, fueled by their ability to get to the offensive glass. The Aztecs and Wildcats continued to trade athletic plays, neither able to gain much traction on the other, tension building with each basket or swatted shot.