NIT \ Tuesday’s other games

Davidson 70, South Carolina 63

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Stephen Curry scored 32 points as Davidson started its latest postseason run with a victory over South Carolina in the NIT. The stage may not have been as large as the Wildcats’ NCAA tournament upsets a year ago, but Curry was just as spectacular. The game was tied 51-all after Devan Downey’s driving basket with 9:15 to go. Then Curry scored 13 of his team’s last 17 points over the next 8 minutes as Davidson (27-7) took control. Andrew Lovedale had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats. The Wildcats will play either St. Mary’s or Washington State in the second round Downey had 18 points to lead South Carolina (21-10). Curry, the country’s leading scorer, pretty much picked up where he left off in the NCAA’s a year ago when he averaged 34 points over four games in leading Davidson into the round of eight before falling to champion Kansas.

Rhode Island 68, Niagara 62

LEWISTON, N.Y. — Kahiem Seawright scored 20 points in the second half — including all 10 for Rhode Island during its critical run. Jimmy Baron scored 20, including hitting six free throws in the final 40 seconds, for the sixth-seeded Rams (23-10), who snapped a two-game losing streak. Seawright finished with 23 points for the Rams, who are making their 13th NIT appearance and improved to 7-6 in tournament-opening games. Rhode Island, from the Atlantic 10, plays Penn State in the second round. Anthony Nelson scored 14 for the poor-shooting Purple Eagles, who finished 21-of-59 from the field, and 7-of-27 in 3-point attempts.

Notre Dame 70, UAB 64

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Luke Harangody scored four of his 22 points and had a blocked shot during a decisive 10-point run to lead Notre Dame over Alabama-Birmingham. Harangody’s basket inside gave the Irish (19-14) a 60-50 lead. Robert Vaden, who led UAB (22-12) with 24 points, hit back-to-back 3s to cut the lead to 60-56 with 3:50 left. But a three-point play by Harangody ended the run.

Associated Press