Massachusetts 77 - 90 West Virginia
Final
  for this game

Young shoots West Virginia past Massachusetts

Mar 16, 2007 - 8:09 AM MORGANTOWN, West Virginia (Ticker) -- Both Massachusetts and West Virginia gave their defenses the night off in their National Invitation Tournament matchup.

Frank Young scored a career-high 31 points to lead the top-seeded Mountaineers to a 90-77 East Region second-round matchup.

Young finished 11-of-15 from the field and made 6-of-8 3-pointers to lift West Virginia (24-9) into the quarterfinals against either North Carolina State or Marist.

A 6-5 senior forward, Young scored 18 points to lead the Mountaineers to a 37-23 halftime advantage.

UMass (24-9) did its best to forge a comeback, shooting a blistering 70 percent (21-of-30) after the intermission. But they were stymied by the hot-shooting Mountaineers, who shot 61.5 percent (16-of-26) after the break.

James Life scored 20 points and Stephane Lasme added 14 and 14 rebounds for the Minutemen.








  • NIT EAST REGION
    NCAA BB NIT EAST REGION
    FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
    --- --- -----
    MASSACHUSETTS 23 54 77
    WEST VIRGINIA 37 53 90 FINAL

    Mar 15 11:03 PM


  • NIT EAST REGION
    NCAA BB (4) MASSACHUSETTS 23
    (1) WEST VIRGINIA 37 HALFTIME

    Mar 15 9:48 PM

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