NIT : Wilson Leads Utah Past Arizona St.
Byron Wilson scored the last of his 16 points on two free throws with 25 seconds to play as Utah defeated Arizona State, 60-58, on Tuesday night in a second-round game of the National Invitation Tournament at Tempe, Ariz.
Utah (22-10) rallied from a six-point deficit in the final 3 1/2 minutes to earn a home game against Rhode Island on Friday.
Arizona State (19-14) got 24 points from freshman Mario Bennett, who scored his team’sfirst nine points of the second half.
Rhode Island 81, Boston College 80--Jason Alexander’s three-pointer with 34 seconds to go in the second overtime beat Boston College (17-14) and sent the Rams (22-9) into the quarterfinals.
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