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Notre Dame cruises past Hampton 84-63 in NIT opener | |
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Martinas Geben and T.J. Gibbs combined for 35 points, Bonzie Colson had a double-double and Notre Dame cruised to an 84-63 win over Hampton on Tuesday night in the opening round of the NIT. Geben had 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting, Gibbs added 17 with three 3-pointers and Colson scored 14 and grabbed 12 rebounds. The Irish (21-14), a top seed, scored six points after Hampton (19-16), an eight-seed, scored the first basket and pulled away. Colson and Geben had back-to-back 3-point plays late in the first quarter for a 23-12 lead. The Bears scored eight straight late in the second quarter and trailed by 12 at the half but a 13-3 Irish run in the third quarter decided the game. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | J. Marrow | 18.8 | |||
| Rebounds: | C. Wilson-Fisher | 5.3 | |||
| Assists: | J. Marrow | 5.4 | |||
| FG%: | J. Marrow | 39.5% | |||
| FT%: | J. Marrow | 79.2% | |||
| 3P%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| Steals: | M. Trent-Street | 1.8 | |||
| Blocks: | T. Barnes | 1.3 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Virginia | 31-3 | |
| 2 | Villanova | 36-4 | |
| 3 | Xavier | 29-6 | |
| 4 | Kansas | 31-8 | |
| 5 | Michigan State | 30-5 | |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 31-5 | |
| 7 | Michigan | 33-8 | |
| 8 | Gonzaga | 32-5 | |
| 9 | Duke | 29-8 | |
| 10 | North Carolina | 26-11 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Villanova | 36-4 | |
| 2 | Michigan | 33-8 | |
| 3 | Kansas | 31-8 | |
| 4 | Duke | 29-8 | |
| 5 | Virginia | 31-3 | |
| 6 | Texas Tech | 27-10 | |
| 7 | Loyola Chicago | 32-6 | |
| 8 | Xavier | 29-6 | |
| 9 | Purdue | 30-7 | |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 32-5 | |
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| Mid-Eastern Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Bethune-Cookman | 12-4 | 18-14 |
| Hampton | 12-4 | 19-16 |
| Savannah State | 12-4 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina A&T | 11-5 | 20-15 |
| Norfolk State | 11-5 | 14-19 |
| North Carolina Central | 9-7 | 19-16 |
| Morgan State | 7-9 | 13-19 |
| Howard | 7-9 | 10-23 |
| Florida A&M | 7-9 | 9-25 |
| South Carolina State | 6-10 | 10-22 |
| Coppin State | 5-11 | 5-27 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 3-13 | 7-25 |
| Delaware State | 2-14 | 4-28 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 78.9 (58) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 11.2 (98) | ||||
| Assists: | 15.1 (78) | ||||
| FG%: | 44.7% (174) | ||||
| FT%: | 77.4% (19) | ||||
| 3P%: | 31.5% (332) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 75.5 (259) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 28.9 (8) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.1 (158) | ||||
| FG%: | 41.8% (57) | ||||
| FT%: | 68.1% (20) | ||||
| 3P%: | 32.5% (43) | ||||
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