nit roundup

nit roundup

Tuesday’s games

Valparaiso 72, BYU 70

NEW YORK

David Skara sank the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 20 seconds left and Valparaiso held off BYU to reach the championship game of the National Invitation Tournament. Skara came off the bench to score a season-high 15 points, none bigger than his jumper that gave the top-seeded Crusaders (30-6) a 71-68 advantage after they had squandered a 16-point cushion. Alec Peters also had 15 points for the Crusaders. Kyle Collinsworth paced the Cougars (26-11) with 20 points, five rebounds and five assists in his final college game. Nick Emery scored 18 and Chase Fischer added 16. With the Cougars trailing by three, Fischer had his shot blocked, but scored on a putback with 7.4 seconds remaining to cut the deficit to one. Shane Hammink broke free behind the defense on the ensuing inbounds play, but fumbled the ball and was quickly fouled near the basket. He made one of two free throws with 4.7 seconds to go, then blocked Fischer’s long 3-point try at the buzzer to seal it.

George Washington 65, San Diego State 46

NEW YORK

Tyler Cavanaugh had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and George Washington advanced to the championship game of the National Invitation Tournament by throttling San Diego State. Patricio Garino added 13 points for the fourth-seeded Colonials (27-10), who matched the school record for wins in a season and won in their first visit to Madison Square Garden since 2001. Dakarai Allen scored 13 points for No. 2 seed San Diego State (28-10), which struggled to score at times throughout the season and had a dreadful shooting night at the worst time. The Aztecs fell behind by double digits late in the first half and shot 28.8 percent from the field, including 3 for 22 from 3-point range.

Associated Press