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Smith’s 23 lead Liberty over George Mason in NIT 77-71

By The Associated Press

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Josh Smith had 23 points and nine rebounds, Brett Decker Jr. added 17 points, and Liberty beat George Mason 77-71 on Tuesday in the opening game of the NIT.

Zander Carter shot 5 of 6 from the field to finish with 10 points, while adding six rebounds for the Flames (26-7).

Jahari Long led the Patriots (23-10) in scoring, finishing with 27 points and four assists. Kory Mincy added 16 points, nine rebounds and two steals for George Mason. Emmanuel Kanga finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks.

Liberty went into halftime leading George Mason 34-24. Decker scored nine points in the half. Smith scored 19 points in the second half.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

ACC backs Duke’s TV deal with Amazon, calling it innovative despite Big Ten pushback

By The Associated Press
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — At a time when college athletic departments are desperately looking for new revenue sources, Duke “came up with something creative” and landed a three-game deal with streaming giant Amazon, Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner Jim Phillips said. Phillips praised the Blue Devils for working with ACC television partner ESPN to secure a first-of-its-kind contract that could set a precedent for future cash grabs around the league and maybe the country. “If there’s other opportunities that are out there that schools bring forward, we’ll look at it,” Phillips said Wednesday while wrapping up the league’s three-day spring meetings inside a posh resort in northeast Florida. “I think it’s innovative by Duke.” Phillips offered some insight into how the deal came together and said negotiations never undermined the ACC’s current TV contracts. Duke agreed to future scheduling commitments with ESPN in exchange for the three games on Amazon Prime Video.
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