Robbie Avila broke a tie with a deep 3-pointer with 59.7 seconds remaining and finished with 22 points to rally top-seeded Indiana State to an 85-81 win over second-seeded Cincinnati in the NIT quarterfinals on Tuesday in Terre Haute, Ind. The Sycamores (31-6), shunned by the NCAA Tournament selection committee, will get to travel 70 miles and stay in Indiana to play in the NIT semifinal April 2 against the winner of the Wednesday game between VCU and Utah. Simas Lukosius had a game-high 26 points to lead the Bearcats (22-15), who saw their season end in the NIT quarterfinals for a second straight season.
Indiana State gets by Cincinnati to reach NIT semifinals
