Overton Knocks Out Tulsa, Auburn Wins NIT Championship In Overtime

Per Auburn: INDIANAPOLIS – When Auburn had to have it, Kevin Overton came through.

KO knocked out Tulsa in the NIT championship game, hitting a game-tying 3-pointer with eight seconds left in regulation to send it to overtime, where Overton hit a 40-footer to lead Auburn to a 92-86 victory Sunday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

“Trusting my work. My teammates trust me to make shots. I try to do what I can for these guys,” said Overton, the Most Outstanding Player of the National Invitation Tournament. “We’ve been here before. Everybody stayed composed. We were focused.”

Playing in the NIT final for the first time, Auburn built a big lead, lost it, rallied frantically in the final seconds, then won in OT despite being without two key players.

“I’m really proud of these kids. They found a way to stay together and beat five pretty good teams,” Auburn coach Steven Pearl said. “I’m incredibly grateful to these guys. They could’ve packed it up and they didn’t. These are unbelievable young men with great character from great families. I’m incredibly honored and proud to be their coach.

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