Champions! ; Dayton Holds Off North Carolina to Grab First Nit Title Since 1968

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NEW YORK -- After all his players snipped a piece of the NIT championship net, University of Dayton basketball coach Brian Gregory climbed the ladder, made the final cut and waved it in the air as several thousand red-clad Flyer fans buried the needle of the applause meter.

After a regular season filled with occasional highs but mostly dispiriting lows, UD put together a stunning run of five straight wins -- four of them over BCS conference schools -- to capture the program's third NIT title. It was UD's first NIT conquest since 1968 when it topped Kansas 61-48.

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Champions! ; Dayton Holds Off North Carolina to Grab First Nit Title Since 1968

After building a 13-point first-half lead, the Flyers withstood a mighty charge fr...

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