If this was the last NIT championship game at Madison Square Garden, it certainly was a thriller.
A go-ahead basket with 3.1 seconds left lifted the Xavier Musketeers to their first NIT crown in 64 years Thursday night, 73-72 over Texas A&M.
Colby Jones scored 21 points for the Musketeers (23-13) and was selected the tournament’s most outstanding player.