Trailing by seven with 2:50 left, Seton Hall scored the final nine points to beat Indiana State for its first NIT championship Thursday night.
Seton Hall scored the final nine points in a battle between two No. 1 seeds to erase a 77-70 deficit. Davis finished with 18 points in Indianapolis, his hometown.Dawes was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player as coach Shaheen Holloway had another successful postseason run in Indianapolis. He led Saint Peter's into the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16 with wins over Kentucky and Murray State two years ago before returning to his alma mater.
But Seton Hall pitched a shutout the rest of the way, tying the score on Dawes' 3 with 57 seconds to go and took the lead on Davis' layup.Ryan Conwell
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