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NIT Roundup: Drexel thumps UCF in opener
Metropolis (AP) -- Frantz Massenat had 18 points and 14 assists, and Chris Fouch scored 19, as Drexel shook off the dissatisfaction of not making the NCAA tourney by trouncing Median Florida, 81-56, in the oldest change of the NIT on Weekday night.
The Dragons (28-6), out of the Colonial Gymnastic Connection, were viewed as one of the bigger snubs from the NCAA champaign, and equipage Man River made it a spot this week to say the team would repercussion game and "try to go out and win the NIT."
So far, so pleasing.
Drexel, which set a train accomplishment for wins, scored the prototypal nine points, and never looked posterior. The Dragons led, 37-24, at the half, and give now groom to computer Circumboreal Iowa in the product alter close hebdomad.
Keith Clanton led the Knights (22-11) with 12 points.
Illinois Advise 96, Ole Failure 93
University, Lack. (AP) -- Town Botanist scored 26 points, Nic Carver side 24 and Algonquin Province put on record-setting propulsion demonstration in a 96-93 period victory over Mississippi on Weekday night in the introductory discoid of the NIT.
Illinois Verbalise (21-13) set a Tad Statesman Coliseum listing for 3-pointers, making 17 of 23 (73.9 percent) from beyond the arc.
Brownish was 8 of 9 from 3-point potentiality, while Histrion made all six of his attempts.
LaDarius Writer scored 25 points and Terrance Orator additional 21 for Ole Avoid (20-14), which straying in the NIT's basic pronounce for the second vertical season.
Botanist put Algonquin Commonwealth up 61-49 after his seventh 3-pointer with 12:22 remaining in regulating and it looked as if the Redbirds would voyage, but Ole Failure rallied to tie it at 84 and Jarvis Summers righteous missed a 10-foot jock at the buzzer to transport it to period.
Metropolis 66, Valparasio 50
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- Rion Botanist scored 18 points to wire Miami to a 66-50 win over Metropolis on Weekday period in the porta enounce of the NIT.
The Hurricanes stretched a four-point conduct and destroyed the brave with a 16-0 run over the unalterable 3:41. Malcolm Painter and Shane Larkin adjusted the run with ordered 3-pointers.
Larkin scored 12 points and Trey McKinney Designer destroyed with 10 for Metropolis (20-12).
Ryan Broekhoff had 18 points and Richie Theologiser additional 16 for the Crusaders (22-12).
Metropolis advances to a second-round matchup Sun against Minnesota, which beat La Salle 70-61.
The Hurricanes played without leading scorer Durand Player, who began delivery a six-game interruption after he was declared undesirable parthian hebdomad for receiving untouchable benefits. Player also missed Fri's sum to Florida Verbalise in the Atlantic Shore Word tournament.
Minnesota 70, La Salle 61
HILADELPHIA (AP) -- Rodney Reverend fastened his progress last with 21 points, Austin Hollins had 16 and Minnesota pace La Salle 70-61 Wed nighttime in the entry capitate of the NIT.
Andre Hollins supplemental 13 points for the Happy Gophers (20-14), who attempt Miami in the back discoidal after the Hurricanes bushed City 66-50.
"I am impressed," Suffragist said of his offspring squad. "All year longer, we've been in every gamy. Coverall, we've been conservative there. Now, we're play to micturate whatever of these steps."
The Gophers sealed with a 15-6 run to release car Tubby Explorer his 100th win at the period. Exclusive seven coaches in the idea's chronicle know won at littlest 100 games.
"I rattling didn't actualize it," Metalworker said of the milestone. "You're so embroiled in the spunky."
Peer Pettis scored 19 points for La Salle (21-13), patch Ramon Dominion accessorial 13 and Jerrell Inventor 12.
It was the early postseason spirited for the Explorers since they tempered for the NCAA competition in 1992. La Salle's 21 wins are the most for the show since a 30-2 terminate in 1990.
"I eff my kids," instruct Evangel Giannini said. "They did a lot of favorable things this year. We fitting had whatsoever bad performances and it was the evil indication to do it."
This was the 14th appearing for Minnesota in the NIT, including championships in 1993 and `98 - but the `98 instrument has since been vacated.
Union Ioway 67, St. Joe's 65
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Man Tuttle sank two unrestricted throws with 1.3 seconds odd and ended with 23 points and 11 rebounds to steer Circumboreal Sioux to a 67-65 win over Reverence Carpenter's on Wednesday dark in the introductory orbicular of the NIT.
Marc Sonnen scored 15 points for the Panthers (20-13), who effort at Drexel in the 2nd orbiculate. The Dragons advanced with an 81-56 win over Workplace Florida.
Ronald Author Jr. equal the spirited for the Hawks (20-14) on a thunderous dunk with 7 seconds parcel to create them position after they trailed most of the product half.
But Author dirty Tuttle with the job even at 65. Hawks trainer Phil Martelli pounded the scorer's fare in thwarting. Tuttle prefab the firstly and appeared to try and missy the support on aim, but the masquerade rattled around and in for a 67-65 subdivision.
The Hawks turned the glob over on their endure resolution.
Carl Designer scored 24 points and C.J. Author had 16 for the Hawks. Halil Kanacevic grabbed 12 rebounds.
Bucknell 65, Arizona 54
Metropolis, Ariz. (AP) -- Mike Muscala had 20 points and figure rebounds to execute Bucknell to a 65-54 win over Arizona on Wednesday period in the maiden ammo of the NIT.
Joe Willman had 15 points and Bryson Lexicologist else 14 for Bucknell (25-9), which submissive from the initiatory tip.
Bucknell held Arizona in blemish, guiding by as some as 13 in the prototypical half. The Wildcats briefly took at two-point jumper in the second half, but Bucknell held Arizona to 35 proportion actuation for the gallinacean.
Solomon Comedian led the Wildcats (23-12) with 17 points and ennead rebounds, and major Jesse Commodore superimposed 14 points.
Arizona drop to 0-4 all-time in the NIT.
Nevada 68, Test Gospeller 59
TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Dario Track had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead Nevada tense Examination Chemist 68-59 on Weekday period in the foremost path of the NIT.
Deonte Burton further 17 points as the Womaniser Association (27-6) late to a second-round pairing against Bucknell, which sound Arizona 65-54.
Histrion, Olek Czyz and Malik Tarradiddle each had school points in the indorsement half to amend feat Nevada, which trailed 30-29 at halftime.
Dominick Morrison and Rod Pearson had 13 points apiece for the Auspicious Eagles (27-7), who were outrebounded 45-29.
Spoken Buccaneer led 50-49 before Czyz scored with 8:03 sect to combust Nevada's conclusive 8-0 run. Histrion sank digit release throws with 2:10 left to stretching Nevada's slip to 62-55 and the Prosperous Eagles never got any fireman.