Stanford routs Minnesota for NIT title

NEW YORK (AP) - Stanford's young guards Chasson Randle and Aaron Bright each scored 15 points, and the Cardinal routed Minnesota 75-51 to win the NIT title Thursday night.

Stanford forced two turnovers to open the second half to take a 10-point lead and stayed up by double figures the rest of the way. The Golden Gophers (23-15) turned it over 22 times on the night.

The third-seeded Cardinal (26-11) won their second NIT title, the first coming in 1991.

Sixth-seeded Minnesota missed 16 of its last 19 shots in the first half.