Morgan, Indiana handle St. Francis

INDIANA 89, ST. FRANICS (PA.) 72

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Juwan Morgan had 28 points as Indiana defeated St. Francis (Pa.) 89-72 in the NIT first round on Tuesday night.

Aljami Durham added 22 points for the Hoosiers.

Morgan shot 10 for 13 from the floor.

Devonte Green had 12 points and six assists for Indiana (18-15). Justin Smith added 10 points and nine rebounds.

Romeo Langford did not play for the Hoosiers because of a sore back. The freshman guard leads Indiana in scoring, averaging 16.5 points per game.

Indiana headed to halftime trailing 40-34, but the Hoosiers were able to outscore the Red Flash 55-32 in the second half to roll to the 17-point victory. The Hoosiers’ 55 second-half points were a season high for the team.

Isaiah Blackmon had 21 points for the Red Flash (1815). Jamaal King added 19 points. Keith Braxton had nine rebounds.

MEMPHIS 74, SAN DIEGO 60

MEMPHIS — Jeremiah Martin had 21 points as Memphis got past San Diego.

Tyler Harris had 16 points for Memphis (22-13). Kyvon Davenport added 16 points and three blocks.

Olin Carter III had 17 points for the Toreros (21-15). Tyler Williams added 11 points and six assists. Yauhen Massalski had 11 rebounds.

OTHER NIT GAMES

Marcquise Reed had 24 points as Clemson (20-13) defeated Wright State

(21-14) 75-69 in Clemson, S.C. Elijah Thomas had 17 points and three blocks for the Tigers. Bill Wampler had 17 points for the Raiders. … Markell Johnson had 26 points as North Carolina State (2311) defeated Hofstra (27-8) 84-78 in Raleigh, N.C. Torin Dorn had 19 points and nine rebounds for the Wolfpack. Justin Wright-Foreman finished with 29 points and six rebounds for the Pride. … Isaiah Miller scored 25 points, tying his career high, as North Carolina-Greensboro (296) defeated Campbell (20-13) 84-69 in Greensboro, N.C. Francis Alonso added 22 points for the Spartans. Chris Clemons had 32 points for the Fighting Camels. … Michael Buckland had 17 points and Rob Marberry posted 17 points as Lipscomb (26-7) defeated Davidson (2410) 89-81 in Davidson, N.C. Buckland hit 4 of 6 three-pointers. Garrison Mathews had 14 points and seven rebounds for Lipscomb. Kellan Grady scored a season-high 31 points and had seven rebounds for the Wildcats.