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NEW YORK -- Texas Christian will make its first appearance in the NIT final after turning back Central Florida 68-53 in the semifinals on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. TCU (23-15) will meet Georgia Tech (21-15) in Thursday's championship game. Vladimir Brodziansky had 18 points and nine rebounds to lead the Horned Frogs. Kenrich Williams…
During his eight seasons at Stanford, Johnny Dawkins twice directed the Cardinal to the NIT championship. Now his new school, Central Florida, is two steps away from the same accomplishment. Backstopped by 7-foot-6 sophomore center Tacko Fall, who blocked three shots and influenced numerous airballs, UCF shut down Illinois' offense and earned a 68-58 victory in…
Guard B.J. Taylor overcame a sluggish start to score 21 of his team-high 26 points in the second half to lead Central Florida to a 79-74 victory over Colorado in an NIT first-round game Wednesday night at CFE Arena in Orlando, Fla. The No. 4 seed in their bracket, the Knights (22-11) registered their first win…
After blowing a 24-point lead and giving up 56 second half points Friday before holding off East Carolina, No. 12 SMU looked more like itself on Saturday. Sterling Brown led three players in double figures with 22 points as the top-seeded Mustangs pulled away from fourth-seeded Central Florida in the second half for a 70-59 win…
