BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Malcolm Delaney scored 19 of his game-high 25 points in the first half to lead Virginia Tech past Quinnipiac 81-61 in a first-round NIT game Wednesday night.
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt on Tuesday lashed out at suggestions his rollover contract is the only reason he still has his job.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Dexter Strickland hit the go-ahead free throws with 2:34 left and North Carolina held William & Mary scoreless for the final 5 minutes in the Tar Heels’ 80-72 win in the first round of the NIT on Tuesday night.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Dennis Horner scored 25 points and Richard Howell’s go-ahead layup with 8 seconds left barely beat the shot clock as North Carolina State defeated South Florida 58-57 in the first round of the NIT on Tuesday night.
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) - Richmond is joining Colonial Athletic Association champion Old Dominion as state schools in the NCAA tournament, while Virginia Tech was left out of the field of 65 announced Sunday.
N.C. State (19-15) earned a No. 6 seed in the 32-team NIT field and will travel to No. 3 seed South Florida on Tuesday night.
The Tar Heels (16-16) earned a No. 4 seed in the NIT on Sunday night despite a frustrating season filled with injuries and youthful mistakes that sent them to their worst finish under coach Roy Williams.
Duke claimed the No. 1 seed in the South Regional when the NCAA announced its tournament pairings. The Blue Devils (29-5) will face the play-in winner, Winthrop or Arkansas-Pine Bluff, in the first round Friday in Jacksonville, Fla.
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Tech is returning to the city where it launched its run to the 2004 NCAA championship game.
Clemson earned its third consecutive NCAA berth on Sunday, something it hadn’t achieved since current Texas coach Rick Barnes took the Tigers there from 1996-98.

