NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) – The Scotty Pippen Jr. scored 32 points, Liam Robbins made several plays on the track – including a blocked shot with 0.4 seconds left – to help Vanderbilt beat No. 1 Dayton 70-68 in overtime. the second round of the NIT.
The 4th Commodores play No. 2 Xavier in the quarterfinals.
Pippen shot just 9 of 24 from the field, but made 11 of 13 from the free-kick line and finished with seven assists and three steals. Robbins, who missed training this week due to an ankle injury, had four points, five rebounds and two blocks for Vanderbilt (19-16).
Kobe Elvis led Dayton (24-11) by 20 points and five assists. DaRon Holmes II added 17 points, eight rebounds and two blocks and Toumani Camara had 11 shots.
Robbins, who came out of the game with 13:58 left in the regular season, checked in with 1:49 left in overtime and had two offensive rebounds – the second leading to a setback that gave the Commodores a 70-68 lead with 39 seconds left. to go – before covering a potential winning shot from Elvis in the closing seconds on the bottles.
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