Jeff Allen(Above) scored 19 points to help Virginia Tech overcome the sting of not making the NCAA tournament with a 79-54 win over Bethune-Cookman on Wednesday night in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament. Virginia Tech (22-11), making its 12th appearance in the NIT and fifth in eight seasons under head coach Seth Greenberg, will meet Wichita State in the second round on Sunday after the Shockers beat Nebraska 76-49. "This isn't about not getting in," Greenberg said, referring to the Hokies' exclusion from the NCAAs. "If we're motivated by not getting in, then we're motivated by the wrong thing. We're motivated because we want to win games." Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=310750259
