NIT roundup: Ducks soar to win

E.J. Singler scored 25 points, Olu Ashaolu had 22 points and Oregon defeated Iowa 108-97 in the second round of the NIT on Sunday in Eugene, Ore.

Carlos Emory also had 19 points, and Devoe Joseph and Garrett Sim scored 15 each for the Ducks (24-9), who rallied from a 15-point deficit in the first half to advance to the quarterfinals and a game against Pac-12 rival Washington in Seattle on Tuesday.

Oregon’s 108 points was its most in a game since beating UC Riverside 108-67 Dec. 28, 2002.

Devyn Marble led the Hawkeyes (18-17) with 31 points and made all seven of his 3-point attempts. He shot 10 of 15 overall.

Aaron White also scored 22 for Iowa, Melsahn Basabe had 17 points and Bryce Cartwright had 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Oregon took the lead for good on a 3-pointer by Joseph with 11:44 to play in the game that made it 71-68.

Drexel 65, Northern Iowa 63: Samme Givens scored 28 points to lead the Dragons (29-6) over the Panthers (20-14) in the second round of the NIT in Philadelphia.

Chris Fouch added 16 points for the Dragons, who host Massachusetts in a quarterfinal game on Tuesday.

Johnny Moran scored 19 points to lead Northern Iowa.

Drexel led by as many as 18 in the first half before Moran’s 3-pointer with 34.6 seconds left closed the margin to 61-60. Northern Iowa then fouled Givens out of a timeout and he made 1 of 2 free throws with 24.3 seconds to go. The Panthers’ Anthony James missed a driving layup at the other end and Damion Lee hit two free throws with 12.9 seconds left to make it 64-60.

Nevada 75, Bucknell 67: Olek Czyz poured in 24 points, Malik Story scored 18, and the Wolf Pack (28-6) beat the Bison (25-10) in a second-round game in Reno, Nev.

Nevada went on a 10-1 run to lead 42-29 at halftime. The Wolf Pack take on the winner of the Stanford-Illinois State game.

Bucknell cut the deficit to three points with 44.6 seconds left after Mike Muscala’s two free throws, but the Bison couldn’t get any closer.

Muscala led Bucknell with 25 points.