Pierre Jackson made the National Invitation Tournament his own. The Baylor senior from Las Vegas finished his college career in style with his fourth straight double-double, compiling 17 points and 10 assists to lead the Bears to the first NIT title in school history with a 74-54 win over Iowa on Thursday.
It took a magic trick by sophomore point guard Trey Burke to get Michigan to the Final Four. To win two more games, he might need to mimic a great escape artist.
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Nigel Williams-Goss scored 11 points in the final 6 minutes, 30 seconds to help Findlay Prep rally for a 57-53 win in the National High School Invitational at Georgetown Prep in North Bethesda, Md. Findlay, ranked No. 1 nationally in several polls, improved to 35-0 this season and has won 54 straight games.
MINNEAPOLIS — Alonzo Mourning never did it. Shaquille O’Neal didn’t, either. Even Dwyane Wade had never won 15 games in a row as a member of the Miami Heat.
SPOKANE, Wash. — The to-do list for Gonzaga’s basketball team got shorter Monday: For the first time, the Zags were ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 poll.
