Illinois State's Season Ends at NIT Tourney, Louisiana Tech Advances

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Jonathan Arledge made the go-ahead layup with 19 seconds to play, and Old Dominion held off Illinois State 50-49 on Monday in the second round of the NIT for its 23rd straight win at home.

It's the seventh-longest active home winning streak in the country.

Illinois State's MiKyle McIntosh missed two free throws with 4.3 seconds left. ODU's Ambrose Mosley then missed the front end of a 1-and-1, but the Redbirds, trying a length of the court pass with two seconds left, turned it over on their final play.

Louisiana Tech 84, Texas A&M 72

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) -- Alex Hamilton scored 25 points and Louisiana Tech made 11 3-pointers as the Bulldogs rolled to an 84-72 victory over Texas A&M in the second round of the NIT on Monday.

''It's arguably Alex's best game,'' Louisiana Tech coach Michael White said. ''I thought he showed great resilience and character.''

Hamilton was 9 of 15 from the field, including 3 of 6 from distance, for Louisiana Tech (27-8). Kenneth ''Speedy'' Smith drained all four of his 3-point attempts and finished with 16 points and eight assists and consistently created off of high ball screens by getting into the lane.

Tuesday, March 24 Schedule (All Times Central)

Richmond vs. Miami (Fla.), 6 p.m.

Vanderbilt vs. Stanford, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, March 25 Schedule (All Times Central)

Old Dominion vs. Murray State, 6 p.m.

Temple vs. Louisiana Tech, 8 p.m.