Smith’s layup beats Wichita State

Corey Smith hit a layup as time expired to give Vanderbilt a 65-63 victory over Wichita State on Monday night in the second round of the men’s NIT in Nashville, Tenn.

Mario Moore hit nine 3-pointers and scored a career-high 31 points for the Commodores. Vanderbilt (20-13) will play at Memphis on Wednesday night for a berth in the semifinals in New York.

With the game tied at 63 with 0.7 seconds left, Jason Holwerda threw a pass the length of the court to an open Smith, who caught the ball and scored as time expired, touching off a wild celebration on the Memorial Gym floor.

Moments earlier, Wichita State’s Jamar Howard nearly forced overtime by converting an offensive rebound off a missed free throw to tie the game.

Paul Miller led Wichita State (22-10) with 13 points and six rebounds. PJ Couisanrd, Matt Braueuer and Randy Burns all scored 11.

Texas Christian 78, W. Michigan 76 (OT): Corey Santee scored 26 points to lead the Horned Frogs (21-13) to an overtime win over the Broncos (20-13) in the second round of the NIT in Kalamazoo, Mich.

TCU, in the NIT quarterfinals for the first time since 1999, will play the winner of Wednesday’s game between Maryland and Davidson.

Saint Joseph’s 68, Holy Cross 60: Dwayne Lee and Pat Carroll each scored 15 points, and Chet Stachitas added 13 to lead the Hawks (22-11) past the Crusaders (25-7) in the second round of the NIT in Philadelphia.