STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- Aaron Bright scored all 17 of his points in the second half to lead Stanford past Cleveland State 76-65 in the first round of the NIT on Tuesday night.
Anthony Brown had 15 points and a career-high 12 rebounds for the third-seeded Cardinal (22-11), who will play the winner of Wednesday night's game between No. 2 seed Mississippi and seventh-seeded Illinois State. Josh Owens added 15 points and is one shy of 1,000 for his career.
Jeremy Montgomery scored 15 to lead the Vikings (22-11), who lost seven of their last nine games. Tim Kamczyc added 13 points.
Randle hit a 3-pointer in the waning moments of the first half to give Stanford a 31-30 edge heading into the break.
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