Virginia narrowly tops Mississippi State 60-57 in NIT CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Jayden Gardner had 16 points, Reece Beekman added 14 and Virginia beat Mississippi State 60-57 in the first round of the NIT on Wednesday night. Beekman made two free throws with 35 seconds left for a seven-point lead. Kihei Clark added eight points and nine assists for Virginia (20-13). Tolu Smith had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulldogs (18-16). Iverson Molinar and Garrison Brooks each had 13 points. --- For more AP college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball and http://twitter.com/AP-Top25 --- This was generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from STATS LLC, https://www.stats.com Updated March 16, 2022 |