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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Bruce Massey had 20 points and 10 rebounds and hit a go-ahead layup with 1:30 left to send Middle Tennessee to a 71-64 win over top-seeded Tennessee on Monday night in the second round of the NIT.

The fourth-seeded Blue Raiders (27-6) closed the game on a 15-0 run. The Sun Belt's regular season champions will face No. 6 seed Minnesota at home on Wednesday for a spot in the semifinals at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Jordan McRae hit a layup with 7:11 remaining to give the Volunteers a 64-56 lead, but those were the last points they scored. Tennessee missed its final nine shots.

LaRon Dendy added 10 points for the Blue Raiders, who finished with a 46-30 rebounding advantage and shot 46.2 percent while limiting the Vols to 37.9 percent shooting.

Jeronne Maymon led Tennessee (19-15) with 17 points. Jarnell Stokes scored 15 points, and Trae Golden added 14.

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MINNESOTA 78, MIAMI 60

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Rodney Williams scored 21 points to lead Minnesota.

The Gophers never trailed after starting the game on a 12-0 run. Williams scored 16 in the first half.

Minnesota (21-14) advances to the quarterfinals at Middle Tennessee.

The Gophers expanded a 35-23 lead at halftime with a 15-2 spurt early in the second half. Andre Hollins hit consecutive 3-pointers and Andre Ingram's putback with 12:22 remaining ended the surge and gave Minnesota a 56-33 lead.

Hollins and Joe Coleman finished with 14 points each for the Gophers.

Rion Brown scored 16 points for Miami (20-13).

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STANFORD 92, ILLINOIS ST. 88, OT

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Chasson Randle hit a 3-pointer with just over a minute left in overtime to put Stanford ahead to stay in a win over Illinois State.

Aaron Bright hit six 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 29 points for the Cardinal (23-11), who erased an 11-point deficit to win their fourth in five games.

Nic Moore scored a career high 25 points for the Redbirds (21-14), who played their third consecutive overtime game. Tyler Brown added 23 points, and Jackie Carmichael added 21 points.

Randle finished with 19 points and Dwight Powell added a season-high 18 points.