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Stefan Nastic chipped in 17 points and Anthony Brown had 14
for second-seeded Stanford (23-13), which can capture its third
NIT championship Thursday against Miami (Fla.), a 60-57 winner
against Temple in Tuesday's first semifinal. Randle passed Todd
Lichti for the Cardinal's all-time scoring record, finishing the
game with 2,350 career points with the help of three 3-pointers
- as many as Old Dominion had as a team.
The top-seeded Monarchs (27-8) shot 15.8 percent from 3-point
range and finished at 34.4 percent overall as they recovered
from a hideous start only to watch the Cardinal pull away in the
final minutes. Ambrose Mosley scored 16 points for Old Dominion,
while fellow reserve Richard Ross was 7-of-7 for 15 points.
With Old Dominion trailing by seven, Trey Freeman made a pair of
jumpers and split two free throws to make it 61-59 with 2:15 to
go, although the Monarchs' final four possessions resulted in
five missed shots and a missed free throw. Meanwhile, Randle
made a tough floater with 59.5 seconds left and knocked down a
pair of foul shots to move within one win of his second NIT
championship after he led Stanford to the title as a freshman in
2012.
Stanford jumped out to a 15-0 advantage and led 25-4 less than
nine minutes into the game before Old Dominion unleashed a 16-1
spurt en route to a manageable 33-27 deficit at the break. The
Monarchs drew even early in the second half and briefly took a
lead midway through the session until Randle made back-to-back
3-pointers to help create a 57-52 edge with 6:20 to go.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Randle also became the third all-time leading
scorer in Pac-12 history. ... Freeman, whose banked in 35-footer
lifted his team into the NIT Final Four last week, shot 6-of-24
and finished with 13 points. ... Stanford's starters outscored
their Old Dominion counterparts 63-20.
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