San Diego State forward Zylan Cheatham (14) battles Tulsa forward Will Magnay, back, for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Diamond Head Classic, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)
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HONOLULU (AP) - Jeremy Hemsley scored 20 points that included three 3-pointers during a flurry of seven straight Aztec treys that broke the game open and sent San Diego State to an 82-63 victory over Tulsa in the semifinals of the Diamond Head Classic on Friday.
With the score tied and 11 minutes to go, the Aztecs went on a 21-4 run with the seven 3-pointers over a span of 5:13 to lead 73-56.
SDSU (7-4) came in averaging 33 percent from the arc but made 13 of 32 for 41 percent against Tulsa, including a buzzer-beating bank shot by Trey Kell from just inside halfcourt that gave the Aztecs a 41-37 halftime lead.
Hemsley finished with five 3-pointers. Kell, with three treys, scored 19 points, and made five steals. Zylan Cheatham added 15 points.
Junior Etou scored 18 points and Lawson Korita 10 for the Golden Hurricane (6-5), which committed 23 turnovers, 16 on steals, and led to 26 Aztec points.
The Aztecs will play the winner of San Francisco-Illinois State for the championship on Sunday.
Tulsa guard Sterling Taplin, right, shoots while defended by San Diego State guards Jeremy Hemsley (42) and Montaque Gill-Caesar (23) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Diamond Head Classic, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)
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Tulsa head coach Frank Haith, left, shows his displeasure on a call to a game official during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against San Diego at the Diamond Head Classic, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)
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San Diego State forward Max Hoetzel (10) anticipates a rebound but watches a Tulsa shot drop into the basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Diamond Head Classic, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)
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Tulsa forward Martins Igbanu (1) grabs a rebound from San Diego State center Valentine Izundu, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Diamond Head Classic, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)
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Tulsa guard Corey Henderson Jr. (32) shoots over San Diego State guard D'Erryl Williams (11) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Diamond Head Classic, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)
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San Diego State head coach Steve Fisher shouts instructions to his team as they play Tulsa during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Diamond Head Classic, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)
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