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LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Tennessee played well for stretches, had a few lapses in Maui. The Vols lost to a pair of ranked teams and closed out the tournament by beating a team they were supposed to.The three-day trip, one Tennessee coach Rick Barnes initially wanted to get out of, is definitely something the young Vols can build on for the rest of the season.Robert Hubbs III scored 28 points, Detrick Mostella added 14 and Tennessee beat host Chaminade 95-81 Wednesday to take seventh place in the Maui Invitational.I cant tell you how proud I am of the way they came out today and responded, because they really laid it out there for two days against two really top 20 teams, Barnes said. But I think well leave here knowing that were capable of playing and beating anybody on our schedule.Tennessee (2-3) had an inconsistent trip to Maui, playing well for stretches against No. 16 Wisconsin and No. 13 Oregon, ultimately losing to both.The Vols didnt have much trouble with the Division II Silverswords, using a short run late in the first half to build an 11-point lead and sustaining it through the second half.Tennessee shot 52 percent and had a 52-32 advantage in the paint. Shembari Phillips had 12 points and Jordan Bowden 11 for the Vols.I think our progress has been very good, said Hubbs, who was 10 for 19 from the floor and made all seven of his free throws. We had two close battles in Wisconsin and Oregon, two really great teams, and we put up a fight and it just shows how good this team can be.Chaminade (2-3) closed out another Maui Invitational by putting a scare into power programs again, notably UConn in the second round.The Silverswords kept Tennessee from turning their finale into a rout by hitting 9-of-25 3-pointers.Rohndell Goodwin led Chaminade with 22 points and Kiran Shastri added 19.I think this experience is going to really, really help us, Chaminade coach Eric Bovaird said. I think were going to be a strong team in Division II.Chaminades deep shooting allowed the Silverswords to keep No. 4 North Carolina close for about 10 minutes in the opener and UConn until the closing minutes in the second round.Chaminade again kept up with a power program behind its perimeter shooting, still within 23-21 of Tennessee near the midpoint of the first half.The Vols began to extend the lead behind Phillips, who had 12 points by halftime to put Tennessee up 51-40.Hubbs took over in the second half, scoring 12 points in the opening nine minutes to keep the Vols cushion over double figures. Hobbs punctuated Tennessees Maui finale with a tomahawk dunk over Nate Pollard, Chaminades 7-foot-1 center.It was just back to the mental lapses, said Goodwin, who played through a sprained left ankle in the second half. Thats something we have to work on. We have to learn how to keep fighting not to put our head down.BIG PICTURETennessee showed flashes of what it could do in Maui, though not consistently. The Vols leave with a win, but it was against a team they should beat.Chaminade: Another year in Maui, another batch of games for the Silverswords to build upon for the rest of the season.UP NEXTTennessee hosts Georgia Tech on Dec. 3.Chaminade hosts Hawaii Hilo on Nov. 30. Jerseys NFL Wholesale . -- Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Alrdridge were again the go-to duo for the Trail Blazers against the Kings. Cheap Custom NFL Jerseys . After Mondays hard-fought loss, the wait seemed longer than usual. Getting set to go their separate ways for a short Christmas break, the Raptors coach credited his team for their effort on a seemingly impossible three-game road trip, urging them to build on that success when they get back to work at the end of the week. http://www.cheapjerseysfinish.com/ . 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He then reached over his shoulder and motioned as if he was removing his scoring drought from his shoulders.It was more of a joke that it was an elephant, Hayes said when asked if he was throwing a monkey off his back. I think I lost like 100 pounds there. It felt pretty good.Rask lost his bid for his fourth shutout with 2:39 to play when Victor Hedman scored. But he improved to 12-4.Good thing I dont have a bonus for that stuff, Rask said, smiling. Thats alright, tough bounce.David Pastrnak had his team-leading 13th goal, and David Backes and Dominic Moore also scored. Boston scored just four total goals in its previous three games.I think just we went back to a lot of things that we had done so well before, coach Claude Julien said. We were throwing more pucks at the net.Ben Bishop made 26 saves for Tampa Bay, which lost its second straight.Julien coached his 726th game with the Bruins, tying Milt Schmidt -- the oldest living member of the Hall of Fame at 98 years old -- for second in team history.After a listless opening period that had very few hits and less scoring chances, Boston jumped in front on Moores goal 2:24 into the second when he whacked at a loose puck with a two-handed chopping motion and it sailed past Bishop.Many of the Lightnings players were bothereed by a weak start for the second straight game.ddddddddddddWe just got off to another slow start, Bishop said. We cant wait until were down three-nothing before we start, you know, bringing it to them.With Jonathan Drouin in the penalty box for tripping, Backes tipped Torey Krugs wrist shot from the right point into the net at 11:45.We started waking up and skating more in the third period. Weve just got to do a better job from the get-go, Drouin said. Definitely some bad bounces didnt go our way, but weve got to be better from the get-go.Boston defenseman John-Michael Liles crashed into the boards after tripping over Bishop cutting near the crease. He was on his back on the ice for a few minutes before being helped off. The team said he had an upper-body injury.Game notes Hayes last goal was on Feb. 24, a span of 35 games. ... The Bruins are 0-6 in games not started by Rask. ... Bruins D Zdeno Chara missed his third straight game with a lower-body injury after skating on his own in the morning. ... Tampa Bay D Anton Stralman was out for the eighth straight game with an upper-body injury. . Boston D Colin Miller was back in the lineup after being a healthy scratch the previous six, replacing D Joe Morrow, who was a healthy scratch. I definitely felt slow at the start, real slow, Miller said.UP NEXTLightning: At Columbus on Tuesday for the second of their current three-game road trip.Bruins: At Philadelphia on Tuesday in the first meeting between the clubs this season. ' ' '