Mar 17, 2005 2 min read

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Saint Joseph’s got an emotional lift from John Bryant’s return to action and Pat Carroll scored 16 points to lead the Hawks to a 53-44 win over Hofstra in the opening round of the NIT Wednesday night. Dwayne Jones added 12 points and 15 rebounds, and Dwayne Lee had 14 points for the Hawks (20-11).

Bryant was in the starting lineup three weeks after his arm was broken on a hard foul ordered by Temple coach John Chaney. Bryant received a standing ovation from the home crowd when he was introduced as the starting power forward.

TCU 60, Miami of Ohio 58

OXFORD, Ohio – Nile Murry hit an 18-foot jumper with 4 seconds left to lift Texas Christian.

RedHawks senior Chet Mason was called for an offensive foul with the scored tied at 58 and 35.5 seconds remaining, leading to Murry’s game-winner. Mason finished with a game-high 22 points. Corey Santee led the Horned Frogs with 18 points.

Georgetown 64, Boston U. 34

WASHINGTON – Jeff Green and Darrel Owens had 17 points apiece, and coach John Thompson III got his first postseason victory.

Davidson 77, VCU 62

RICHMOND, Va. – Brendan Winters scored 14 points and Davidson used a 26-5 run spanning the halves to take command.

Buffalo 81, Drexel 76, OT

AMHERST, N.Y. – Mark Bortz had 20 points and Turner Battle added 19 to lift Buffalo (23-9), which lost on a last-second shot to Ohio in the Mid-American Conference championship game. The game featured 14 lead changes before Battle sent it into overtime with a spinning layup with 1.7 seconds left.

Memphis 90, Northeastern 65

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Jeremy Hunt scored a career-high 24 points and five Memphis players scored in double figures.

Vanderbilt 67, Indiana 60

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Corey Smith had 25 points and Vanderbilt held off a late Indiana rally for first-round victory.