Miami, Stanford Reach NIT Final Four
Published on March 25 2015 6:26 am
Last Updated on March 25 2015 6:26 am
Written by Millie Lange
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Sheldon McClellan gave Miami its first lead of the game with just over a minute left and the Hurricanes rallied from 18 points down to beat Richmond 63-61 on Tuesday to advance to the NIT semifinals. Miami (24-12) heads to New York's Madison Square Garden to face the winner of the Louisiana Tech-Temple game on March 31.
McClellan scored seven straight points, including a game-tying 3-pointer with 2:04 left and his go-ahead short jumper with 1:01 remaining. Davon Reed added a pair of free throws to give the Hurricanes a 61-55 lead with 26 seconds left.
Stanford 78, Vanderbilt 75
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- Anthony Brown scored a season-high 26 points and dealt a hard hit that sent 7-footer Luke Kornet to the locker room with a concussion midway through the second half, and Stanford held off Vanderbilt 78-75 on Tuesday night for a berth in the NIT semifinals.
Freshman Matthew Fisher-Davis hit a 3-pointer with 28.8 seconds remaining to pull Vanderbilt within 77-75 but missed a long 3 under pressure from well beyond the arc in the waning seconds. Marcus Allen missed his first free throw with 22.3 seconds to go, giving the Commodores a chance to tie.
Wednesday, March 25 Schedule (All Times Central)
Old Dominion vs. Murray State, 6 p.m.
Temple vs. Louisiana Tech, 8 p.m.