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Virginia Falls To Villanova In NIT Second Round, 73-63
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March 20, 2004
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) – Allan Ray scored 23 points and Randy Foye added 21 asVillanova beat Virginia 73-63 in a second round NIT game Saturday.
The Wildcats (18-16), who are making their fifth straight appearance in theNIT, have won four of their last five games and will play the winner of theRutgers-West Virginia game in the NIT quarterfinals.
Virginia (18-13) was led by Gary Forbes, who scored 19 points off the benchand Elton Brown, who scored all 13 of his points in the second half. TheCavaliers were playing in their fourth NIT in five years; they have notadvanced past the second round.
Villanova led by as many as 17.
The Cavaliers, who made 13 3-point field goals in their first round win overGeorge Washington, were only 1-of-10 from 3-point range Saturday and did notmake a 3-pointer until Derrick Byars hit one at the 5:15 mark to cutVillanova’s lead to 56-50.
The Cavaliers pulled with four points, 63-59, with 1:30 remaining but Foyehit a pull-up jumper at the other end. Will Sheridan blocked a shot and came upwith a steal in the final minute and Foye made 6-of-8 free throws down thestretch.