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NORMAL, Ill. (AP) -- B.J. Taylor scored 22 points, including a pair of free throws with 1.3 seconds left and Central Florida beat Illinois State 63-62 Monday night in the second round of the NIT. Continue to Article

March 20, 2017 9:41:pm EST

Ever the perfectionist, Notre Dame point guard Matt Farrell needed an important reminder from coach Mike Brey a day after making a few miscues. The West Region's fifth-seeded Fighting Irish (26-9) are still alive in the NCAA Tournament a day after surviving a first-round upset scare by hanging on for a 60-58 win over Princeton . Brey wanted to make sure to settle Farrell as the junior prepares for a daunting challenge on Saturday, when Notre Dame faces fourth-seeded West Virginia (27-8) and its swarming defense. Continue to Article

March 17, 2017 5:55:pm EST

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) -- Deontae Hawkins made a career-high six 3-pointers and finished with 22 points to lead Illinois State to an 85-71 victory over UC Irvine in the first round of the NIT on Wednesday night. Continue to Article

March 15, 2017 11:43:pm EST

Maybe Illinois State coach Dan Muller should have resorted to Twitter long ago for help scheduling. The Redbirds' coach tweeted a caricature of himself holding an hourglass Monday with a plea to power-five schools to give him a call. The tweet came after the Redbirds, who went 27-6 and tied Wichita State for the Missouri Valley regular-season title, were one of the top teams left out of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. Continue to Article

March 13, 2017 4:20:pm EST

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Jimmy Hall scored 24 points including the last two at the free throw line as Kent State held off Buffalo 68-65 in a squeaker of a Mid-American Conference quarterfinal on Thursday night, ending Buffalo's two-year reign as MAC Tournament champions. Continue to Article

March 10, 2017 12:24:am EST

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