postseason roundup | Tuesday’s games

NIT

Miami 60, Temple 57

NEW YORK

Sheldon McClellan scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half, and short-handed Miami rallied to beat Temple to reach the NIT championship game. Already without point guard Angel Rodriguez, the Hurricanes lost center Tonye Jekiri to injury early on and trailed by 11 late in the first half. The Owls’ Quenton DeCosey was off on a potential tying 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Stanford 67, Old Dominion 60

NEW YORK

Chasson Randle had 24 points to become Stanford’s all-time leading scorer and carry the Cardinal to a victory over Old Dominion in the NIT semifinals. Stanford blew a 21-point first-half lead but rallied behind its senior star, who played through foul trouble to make a string of big second-half shots. The Cardinal (23-13) face Miami in Thursday’s NIT championship game.

CIT

Evansville 79, UT Martin 66

EVANSVILLE, IND.

D.J. Balentine scored 28 points to lead Evansville past UT Martin to advance to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament championship. Adam Wing had 16 points and Blake Simmons added 13 for the Purple Aces (23-12). The Aces will be seeking their first national postseason championship since winning the last of its five NCAA Division II titles in 1971.

Northern Arizona 68, NJIT 61

FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ.

Quinton Upshur scored 23 points, Aaseem Dixon added 19 and Northern Arizona earned a spot in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament championship game with a victory over New Jersey Institute of Technology. NAU (23-15) struggled offensively most of the night and trailed by 12 early in the second half. The Lumberjacks outrebounded NJIT by 14 and had 23 offensive boards.

Associated Press