Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. ó Jodie Meeks converted a three-point play with 10.6 seconds left to give Kentucky a 65-63 victory over Creighton in the second round of the NIT on Monday night.
Next stop is Notre Dame, where the Wildcats (22-13) will play in the quarterfinals Wednesday.
“Any time you get a chance to put a Kentucky jersey on, you know we’re going to play with pride,” Meeks said. “We’ve got a chance to win this tournament. No matter what anyone says, we’re playing to win.”
Creighton missed 5 of 7 free throws in the last 31/2 minutes, and Kentucky trailed 63-62 after Justin Carter missed two from the line with 36.4 seconds left. After Meeks scored and made the free throw, Creighton’s Booker Woodfox missed a 3-pointer just before the buzzer.
Kentucky was the biggest-name team to play at Creighton since Ray Meyer’s DePaul teams of the 1980s. The Bluejays (27-8) fed off a crowd of 16,984 that showed up despite a tornado warning at tipoff. College Basketball Invitational
Monday’s quarterfinals
Richmond 74, College of Charleston 72; Stanford 70, Wichita St. 56; UTEP 75, Northeastern 66; Oregon St. 71, Vermont 70, OT
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Monday’s quarterfinals
James Madison 88, Liberty 65; Old Dominion 70, Belmont 62; Bradley 76, Oakland 75; Pacific 69, Idaho 59.