NIT ROUNDUP Tuesday's games

Virginia Tech 60, Temple 50
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Virginia Tech spoiled John Chaney's return to the Temple bench Tuesday night, using an 8-0 run in the second half to pull away. Zabian Dowdell scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half for Virginia Tech, including the last six in the eight-point outburst. The Owls were within 40-37 when the run started, but never got closer than five again. Chaney was coaching his first game since serving a three-week suspension for sending Nehemiah Ingram in to commit hard fouls that left Saint Joseph's senior John Bryant with a broken arm in a regular-season game. Chaney was booed when he entered the court, and Ingram drew jeers when he made two free throws. There was security behind the Owls' bench, but Chaney remained calm throughout, mostly just sitting on the bench. The 73-year-old Hall of Fame coach was looking for his 500th victory at Temple, but the Hokies (16-13) were making their first postseason appearance in nine years and their first in the NIT in a decade.
Holy Cross 78, Notre Dame 73
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Kevin Hamilton scored a career-high 26 points, 11 during a 23-5 run. The Fighting Irish, who trailed by 13 points early in the second half, used a 9-2 run to close to 60-59 after a pair of 3-pointers by Chris Thomas and a basket by Rick Cornett with 4:20 left. The Crusaders answered with five straight points and maintained the lead down the stretch. It was the first postseason victory for the Crusaders (25-6) since beating Southern Mississippi 56-54 in the first round of the NIT in 1981.
South Carolina 69, Miami 67
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Josh Gonner's driving basket with 2.1 seconds remaining lifted South Carolina. The Gamecocks (16-13) led most of the game, but Miami moved out to a 64-60 lead after Guillermo Diaz hit a 3-pointer with 3:51 to go. Gonner then hit two foul shots, Carlos Powell tied it with a basket and Rocky Trice completed a three-point play that gave South Carolina a 67-64 lead with 22.7 seconds left. But Robert Hite hit his fifth 3-pointer with 8.5 seconds left, tying the game. Gonner then rushed up court, sprinting past Anthony Harris and leaning in for the winning basket.
DePaul 75, Missouri 70
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Drake Diener scored a career-high 30 points and tied his career best with seven 3-pointers, leading DePaul. Quemont Greer added 17 points and Draelon Burns had six assists for the Blue Demons (20-10), who dropped to the NIT after losing three of the last four regular-season games. Linas Kleiza had 23 points and Thomas Gardner 17 for Missouri (16-17), which had a losing season for the first time since it also was 16-17 in 1996-97.
Associated Press