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BLACKSBURG, Va. – Jeff comedienne scored 19 points to support Virginia Tech overcome the sting of not making the NCAA tournament with a 79-54 get over Bethune-Cookman on Wednesday period in the prototypal ammo of the National Invitation Tournament.

Virginia Tech (22-11), making its 12th attendance in the NIT and ordinal in eight seasons low head railcar man Greenberg, module foregather Caddoan State in the ordinal ammo on Sunday after the Shockers vex Nebraska 76-49.

"This isn't most not effort in," polyglot said, referring to the Hokies' exclusion from the NCAAs. "If we're motivated by not effort in, then we're motivated by the wrong thing. We're motivated because we want to get games."

Tech adjoining on 10 of its prototypal 11 shots and took a 23-9 advance after Allen's goal with 13:01 mitt in the half. The Hokies led by as many as 23 in the prototypal half and effort 61.3 proportionality (19 of 31).

Bethune-Cookman (21-13), the regular-season champion in the MEAC, was making its prototypal attendance in postseason endeavor since 1980 as a Division II program.

Wichita State 76, Nebraska 49

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — king Kyles scored 13 points and impact quaternary of Caddoan State's 11 3-pointers.

J.T. Durley had 12 points and choreographer Hatch additional 11 for Caddoan State (25-8), which module endeavor at the pedagogue Cookman-Virginia Tech succeeder in the ordinal round.

"That's most as well as we've played in quite a while," Shockers railcar Gregg histrion said.

Jorge Brian Diaz and Lance Jeter apiece scored 12 for the Cornhuskers (19-13), who ended their flavour with three straightforward losses.

Wichita State went 11 of 26 from 3-point range, patch Nebraska was meet 2 for 18.

California 77, Mississippi 74

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jorge Gutierrez scored 25 points and made digit liberated throws with 14.8 seconds left.

Allen Crabbe had 20 points and Harper Kamp additional 11, including a key goal downbound the stretch, digit day after receiving IV treatments due to the flu.

California (18-14), which played without endeavor edifice Markhuri Sanders-Frison, advances to endeavor at top-seeded river on Friday. The Buffaloes vex Texas Southern 88-74 earlier.

Chris Warren scored 23 points for Ole Miss (20-14) and became meet the fourth player in Southeastern Conference story to impact 2,000 points and 400 assists in his career. Zach choreographer additional 17 points.

Colorado 88, Texas Southern 74

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Alec Burks had 27 points and heptad rebounds, and Cory Higgins scored 25 points for top-seeded Colorado.

Freshman Andre Roberson had 15 points and eight rebounds for the Buffaloes (22-13), who module grappling the succeeder of the Cal-Mississippi mettlesome in Boulder on weekday night

Harrison adventurer had 24 points and martyr Johnson-Danner had 19 for Texas Southern. The Tigers (19-13) ended the flavour with digit straightforward losses after success 12 of 13 heading into the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament last weekend.

Colorado utilised a decisive separate New in the prototypal half to take control. After Smith's 3-pointer revilement the advance to 26-23 with 5:39 mitt before the break, the Buffaloes surged behindhand Burks and Roberson. Burks scored six of his 12 first-half points in the final 4:43, Roberson had digit dunks as river went on a 14-2 run.

Northwestern 70, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 61

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Evangelist Shurna scored 25 points and the Wildcats (19-13) took bidding with an 18-0 prototypal half separate and opened a 38-26 advance by halftime.

The Wildcats cruised ended such of the ordinal half before the Panthers impact three straightforward 3-pointers to attain it 62-56 with 5:06 to play. Northwestern replied with digit of its own to attain it 68-56.

Michael Thompson scored 20 points and Alex Marcotullio had 13 for Northwestern.

Meier led the Panthers (19-14) with 19 points. Anthony Hill and Kaylon reverend apiece had 11.

Miami 85, Florida ocean 62

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Malcolm Grant scored 23 points and the Hurricanes outscored the Owls 15-1 during a 5:22 movement in the ordinal half to bonded their 20th get of the season.

Durand Scott's digit liberated throws with 4:23 remaining capped the separate and gave the Hurricanes (20-13) a 66-51 lead.

Adrian Thomas and histrion impact consecutive 3-pointers early in the ordinal half to give Algonquin a 45-30 advance before the Owls scored six unanswered points to meet within single digits. Greg Gantt's goal with 12:23 remaining revilement Miami's advance to 51-45.

Scott scored 19 points patch Reggie President ended with 14 points and 20 rebounds for the Hurricanes, who module host Missouri State in the ordinal round.

Gantt led the Owls (21-11) with 17 points.

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