Julius Barnes scored 14 points, including two free throws with 27 seconds left, and host Stanford ran out the clock to upset No. 11 Xavier 63-62 in the Preseason NIT.
The Cardinal advanced to the semifinals next Wednesday at New York’s Madison Square Garden against the winner of Thursday night’s second-round game between Eastern Illinois and No. 8 Florida.
In Chapel Hill, N.C., Rashad McCants scored eight of his 18 points over the final 6:25 and North Carolina rallied to beat Rutgers 71-67 and improve to 12-2 all time in the Preseason NIT.
Illini name assistant: Tim Jankovich, associate head coach at Vanderbilt the last three years under Kevin Stallings, was named an assistant coach at Illinois, replacing Billy Gillispie, who became the head coach at Texas-El Paso on Nov. 2.
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