Duke to Meet Indiana in NIT Final

(NEW YORK) - Freshman Mike Chappell hit two three-pointers in a second-half run as number five Duke held off 21st-ranked Tulsa 72-67 in the semifinals of the Pre-season National Invitation Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Greg Newton scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half for the Blue Devils (3-0), who improved to 10-1 all-time in the Pre-season NIT. Duke, which won the Pre-season NIT in 1985, is in the finals for the second time.

Shea Seals scored 25 points and Rod Thompson added 13 for Tulsa (2-1), which will play the loser of the Indiana-Evansville game for third place on Friday. The Golden Hurricane pulled within 69-67 with 25 seconds to play and had a chance to tie the game at 70-67, but Thompson opted to drive the lane for a basket instead of a potential game-tying three-pointer.

In another NIT semifinal, Andrae Patterson's eight-foot fadeaway jumper as time expired lifted number 17 Indiana to a 74-73 victory over intrastate rival Evansville.

Patterson finished with 20 points and A.J. Guyton added 18 for Indiana (3-0), which will play Duke in Friday's championship game. Evansville (2-1), denied its first-ever win over the Hoosiers, will play number 21 Tulsa in the consolation game.

In other NCAA basketball action:

Paul Pierce scored 16 of his 27 points in the second half as second-ranked Kansas wore down Virginia to win the Maui Invitational Tournament, 80-63, at Hawaii.

Scot Pollard added 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Jayhawks (4-0), who will take over the number one spot in the polls if they can beat San Diego at home on Sunday. Top-ranked Cincinnati already has lost this week.

Harold Deane scored 14 points and Curtis Staples and Norman Nolan added 12 apiece for Virginia (2-1), which was outscored 50-33 in the second half after battling to a 30-30 halftime tie.

Ed Gray scored 24 points as California surprised number 16 Massachusetts, 59-55, in the third-place game of the Maui Classic. No. 23 Iowa crushed Chaminade, 67-37 Wednesday in the seventh-place game.

Reggie Freeman scored 27 points as number 13 Texas rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit to post an 86-79 victory over Rhode Island in a non-conference matchup.

Tim Gill scored 29 points as Oral Roberts overcame a nine-point deficit in the final seven minutes to shock number 20 Arkansas, 86-81, and extend the longest winning streak in Division I college basketball to 13 games.

Clayton Shields scored 31 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Charles Smith added 24 points on 11-of-18 shooting as 22nd-ranked New Mexico routed Centenary, 96-64.

Shields, who almost outscored Centenary by himself in the first half, 22-21, hit 8-of-16 shots, 4-of-8 three-pointers and 11-of-12 free throws.