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Two flashes of Beauden Barrett genius have booked the Hurricanes a second successive Super Rugby final appearance following a 25-9 win over the Chiefs.Brilliant playmaker Barrett created one long-range try and scored another in Saturdays first half of a rugged semifinal.His side will return to Wellington next weekend, hoping to improve on last years loss in the decider to the Highlanders.It could be a repeat of that game, with the Highlanders facing the Lions late on Saturday night (2300 AEST) in the second semi-final in Johannesburg.Whoever qualifies will need to find a way to quell All Blacks game-breaker Barrett, along with flanker Ardie Savea, who was immense in both attack and defence.Without the pair, the home side might have struggled to overcome a Chiefs side who held sway at scrum and lineout time and dominated territory in cold, blustery conditions.The Hurricanes stubbornly protected their tryline against a Chiefs side who had scored 76 tries this season, including eight in last weeks quarter-final rout of the Stormers.Stand-in captain TJ Perenara laud his teams defence, which kept the Sharks scoreless in last weeks quarter-final.We defended for a big part of that game, especially in the first half, and that set the standard for us because this is a very, very good Chiefs team, he said.The travel could be one explanation for an error-riddled Chiefs attacking display, the two-time champions unable to conjure the brilliant finishing that has been a trademark of their season. Three penalties to fullback Damian McKenzie provided their only points.The Hurricanes were just a little bit sharper than us. We dropped balls that weve been catching all year and that released the pressure valve, Cruden said.We just didnt front in enough areas. For such a young group, well be better for this experience.It was the top-seeded Hurricanes who capitalised on their chances, leading 15-6 at halftime courtesy of Barretts speed and anticipation.He broke the game open in the seventh minute from 75m out when he received turnover ball. A chip and regather was followed by a searing looping run before linking with inside centre Willis Halaholo to complete a memorable try.McKenzie and Barrett traded penalties before the Hurricanes No.10 intercepted a loose pass from Chiefs co-captain Sam Cane and raced 55m.The outcome was virtually sealed when No.8 Victor Vito, playing his second-last game for the Hurricanes, drove across after some nice deception off the back of the scrum.The Chiefs dominated the last half-hour, but trading penalty goals was all they could muster, with the visitors still unable to cross, while the Hurricanes winger Cory Jane was in the sin bin for a deliberate infringement.Victory was the seventh in a row for the Hurricanes, the only New Zealand team still to win a Super Rugby title.They will hope captain Dane Coles will be fit, with the All Blacks hooker ruled out of the match with a rib injury. Discount Air Max 90 . -- Eastern Kentucky thrives off creating havoc for others. Air Max 90 Black Buy . 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PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas -- It turns out Baylor coach Scott Drew has plenty to work with on his bench. His 20th-ranked Bears wouldnt have won the Battle 4 Atlantis otherwise.Playing on the third straight day and facing a 22-point deficit late in the first half, the Bears made a stunning comeback to beat No. 10 Louisville 66-63 in the championship game behind reserves King McClure, Terry Maston and Jake Lindsey.McClure scored all 15 of his points in the second half. Maston scored 10 of his 12 after halftime. And Lindsey scored all eight of his points on 4-for-4 shooting, including two straight steal-and-layup conversions during the go-ahead 21-5 run.Sure, the Bears attack starts with tournament MVP Johnathan Motley, Al Freeman and Manu Lecomte. But with the reserves providing a spark, Freeman and Lecomte each played just 5 second-half minutes.It takes a team to win, especially on the last day when youve got tired legs, Drew said after Fridays win. Theyre all very good players and we trust them. As a coach theres nothing that makes you happier when guys that have put in the work are able to be rewarded.Baylor (6-0) has beaten three ranked opponents -- then-No. 4 Oregon at home and No. 24 Michigan State in the Atlantis semifinals -- in the span of about 10 days.Here are other things we learned during the three-day Battle 4 Atlantis:PITINOS BENCH: The minutes mounted on Louisvilles backcourt, and coach Rick Pitino knows that will have to change. Quentin Snider averaged 36 minutes per game and Donovan Mitchell averaged 37 through the three tournament games. Pitino pointed to fatigue as a factor in the Cardinals (5-1) blowing their big lead, saying hell have to play more reserves even if theyre not ready for major minutes.Ive got to get some confidence in our bench somehow, Pitino said.PRACTICE WORK: The Spartans (4-3) have played another tough nonconference schedule aand crisscrossed the country with losses to Arizona in Hawaii and top-ranked Kentucky in New York followed by the trip to the Bahamas.dddddddddddd Next up is a trip to No. 6 Dukes famously hostile Cameron Indoor Stadium in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.Coach Tom Izzo said theres been little time to fix the things that have gone wrong so far, though that could change when the schedule lightens in December.The schedules been brutal as far as travel and who weve played, Izzo said. But the schedules been brutal because we never have a practice day.SHOCKERS PRESS: Trailing by 18 against Michigan State, Wichita State (5-2) went to pressuring the Spartans fullcourt to try to speed the game up. It worked, with the Shockers cutting an 18-point deficit to a single point before falling 77-72 in the third-place game.Coach Gregg Marshall wouldnt rule out using it more often going forward.I dumbed it down in the second half, which I may have to do, Marshall said. Were pretty young, were pretty inexperienced. I think we have a chance to be good, really good. But were going to have to get better.MULLINS WORK: St. Johns had a bumpy 0-3 showing, trailing by double figures at some point in every game. After Fridays 63-55 loss to Old Dominion, coach Chris Mullin said the Red Storm (2-4) probably took a step backwards to end the tournament.As frustrating as it is, thats usually what makes a team, Mullin said. If you can get through it together. No one likes to lose, no one likes to play terrible. But usually when you look back, thats usually what turns the team into a team, dealing with that.---Follow Aaron Beard on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/aaronbeardap---More AP college basketball at http://collegebasketball.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '