Fresno State Advances Into Quarterfinal Round

NIT

Dominick Young scored 21 points and Kendric Brooks had 20 as Fresno State eliminated the last Big Ten team in postseason play with an 80-70 victory over Michigan State (16-16) in a second-round NIT game Tuesday night at Frenso, Calif.

The Bulldogs (22-10), winners of 15 straight at home, advanced to a Friday quarterfinal match against Nebraska, an 82-73 winner over Washington State. The game will be played at Fresno, where the Bulldogs are 7-0 in postseason NIT matches.

St. Joseph’s 82, Providence 62

At Providence, R.I., Mark Bass led five St. Joseph’s players in double figures and the Hawks built an 18-point first-half lead en route to an crushing second-round win.

Bass scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half for St. Joseph’s (17-12), which has not advanced this far in the NIT since a 1956 semifinal appearance.

The Friars (18-12), who lost in the second round of the NIT last year, saw their hopes of a third-round appearance dashed by an 0-for-23 performance from behind the 3-point line and inconsistent play.

Rhode Is. 62, Charleston 58 (OT)

At Providence, R.I., Tyson Wheeler hit two free throws to send the game into overtime, then sank a 3-pointer in the extra session as the Rams edged the Cougars.

Wheeler’s free throws with 26.3 seconds remaining in regulation, halted a Rhode Island collapse that saw Charleston (25-4) rally from a 48-33 deficit to take a 53-51 lead. Rhode Island (20-13) did not score a field goal in the final 14 minutes of regulation.