RADFORD GETS FIRST WIN IN TOURNAMENT

OHIO» Travis DAYTON,

Fields Jr. and Ed Polite Jr. each scored 13 points to lift Radford to its first-ever NCAA Tournament win, 71-61 over LIU Brooklyn in the First Four on Tuesday.

Carlik Jones added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Highlanders, who move on to face No. 1 seed Villanova on Thursday in Pittsburgh. Radford, the Big South champion, is making its third tournament appearance and first since 2009.

In the second play-in game, Courtney Stockard returned from a hamstring injury and scored 26 points, and Jaylen Adams made a jumper and three free throws in the final minute, rallying St. Bonaventure to a 65-58 win over UCLA and its first tournament victory in 48 years.

St. Bonaventure set a school record with its 26th win. Stockard got the Bonnies in position for the drought-busting tournament victory by leading a late 12-0 run. Adams — who missed 14 of his first 15 shots — closed it out in the final 49 seconds.

NIT highlights.

Manu Lecomte had no problems with the NIT’s experimental 3-point line, hitting 5-of-8 from distance and scoring 24 points to help Baylor beat Wagner 80-59. … Deng Adel had 20 points, including 16 during Louisville’s hot-shooting second half that rallied the Cardinals past Northern Kentucky 66-58 … Justin Johnson scored 19 points as took down

79-62. — The Associated Press