STANFORD, Calif., March 21 (UPI) -- Chasson Randle and Josh Owens both scored 15 points Wednesday in boosting Stanford to a quick start and an eventual 84-56 rout of Nevada in the NIT.
Stanford moved into the tournament semifinals, where the Cardinal will take on Massachusetts next Tuesday in New York.
Half of the NIT's semifinal teams will come from the Pac-12, which was awarded only two berths in the NCAA Tournament and which posted a 1-2 record in that event. Washington will face Minnesota in the other semifinal.
Stanford (24-9) rolled to a 42-24 halftime lead and coasted from there while making 53 percent of its field goal attempts and going 8-of-14 from 3-point range. The Cardinal came up with 33 bench points and produced 21 points off 15 Wolf Pack turnovers.
Malik Story scored 14 points to lead Nevada (28-7), which won the Western Athletic Conference regular-season title and then lost to Louisiana Tech in the league's semifinals.
