Georgetown's Nightmare Finally Ends

WACO, Texas. -- Baylor savored its first post-season basketball win in 59 years.  Georgetown's just glad the season's over.

Let us never speak of it again. 

The Bears defeated the Hoyas 74-72 Wednesday night in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament.

"My grandma's not even 59 years old," joked Kevin Rogers, one of two Baylor players scoring 20 points.

LaceDarius Dunn also scored 20 points and Curtis Jerrells added 19 for the Bears (21-14), who claimed their first NIT win in four appearances and first post-season victory since 1950.

Jerrells put Baylor ahead 74-69 with a pair of free throws with eight seconds remaining.

But DaJuan Summers hit a 3-pointer for Georgetown (16-15) with four seconds left, and Tweety Carter missed the front end of a one-and-one opportunity for the Bears.

Summers, who led the Hoyas with 19 points, grabbed the rebound and launched a shot at the buzzer that fell short.

"I was just trying to get it close to the basket," Summers said. "I didn't have enough time to take a shot. It felt good, but it was short."

Jerrells' layup tied the game at 67 with just under five minutes remaining. He followed with a steal, and Carter's 3-pointer gave the Bears the lead for good less than 30 seconds later.

Behind 72-69, Georgetown's Chris Wright attempted a 3-pointer from the left side with 11 seconds left. Jerrells partially blocked the shot and Dunn pulled down the rebound for the Bears. He nailed the clinching free throws in the final seconds.

Greg Monroe added 12 points and Austin Freeman 11 for Georgetown.

Trailing 44-34 at halftime, Baylor opened the second half on 13-2 run and took a 47-46 lead with 16½ minutes left to play. Dunn ignited the comeback with 11 points, including three 3-pointers.

"The first five minutes of the second half are the most important," Dunn said. "Coach told us to get out there and get control of the game. I just give credit to the guards for finding me."

Georgetown shot 76 percent from the floor in the first half, connecting on 16 of 21 attempts.

Baylor plays Virginia Tech, a 116-108 double overtime winner over Duquesne, in the next round of the NIT.

A.D. Vassallo scored 33 points and the Hokies scored on their first five possessions in the second overtime to overcome a huge night from Duquesne's Aaron Jackson.

Jackson scored a career-high 46 points, but it wasn't enough to keep the Hokies (19-14) from advancing.

Duquesne (21-13), making its first postseason appearance since the 1994 NIT, closed out its best season since the 1971 team went 21-4.

Jeff Allen added 23 points for Virginia Tech, which led by six with under a minute to go in the first overtime. But the Dukes rallied and tied the game at 94 on Jackson's layup with less than 2 seconds left.

In the second overtime, Vassallo scored 10 points and the Hokies made all 10 of their free throws to put the game away.

Jackson, a senior from Hartford, Conn., paced the Dukes with a career-high 46 points. He hit 15-of-25 from the floor, including 8-of-13 from beyond the 3-point arc. He also hit 8-of-9 from the free-throw line and had four assists.

His performance was the fourth-best single-game performance in Duquesne history.