Memphis Routs Virginia Tech 83-62 in NIT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Rodney Carney scored 17 points, leading five Memphis players in double figures Saturday and helping the Tigers beat Virginia Tech 83-62 in the second round of the NIT.<br> <br> Anthony Rice added 16 and Jeremy Hunt scored 15 for the Tigers (21-15), who held a double-digit lead throughout the second half. Darius Washington had 14 points and five assists.<br> <br> Virginia Tech (16-14) shot poorly late in the first half to give Memphis the lead for good. The Hokies also struggled from the foul line, hitting only 16 of 29 in the game.<br> <br> Memphis made only half its free throws (13 of 26), but the Tigers got their transition game running, and in the second half poured on the points.<br> <br> Jamon Gordon led the Hokies with 16 points while Carlos Dixon scored 13. Zabian Dowdell, Virginia Tech&#39;s leading scorer, managed only eight points on 3-of-10 shooting.<br> <br> Memphis scored the first five points, but after that neither team led by more than three through the first 16 minutes. In the stretch, there were 12 lead changes and five ties. Virgina Tech was shooting well, and Memphis was controlling the boards.<br> <br> But Virginia Tech suddenly began misfiring, hitting only one of its last 10 shots in the final eight minutes of the half. The Tigers went on a 15-2 run to close the period and carry a 41-27 lead into the break.<br> <br> Carney had 10 points, despite hitting only three of his 10 first-half shots. Dixon scored 10 for the Hokies. <br> <br> Memphis moved in front 47-29 early in the second half, weathered a brief rally by the Hokies and maintained a double-digit advantage, holding a 76-50 lead with 5:36 left.

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