Minnesota trips Temple

? Rick Rickert scored 15 points and had 13 rebounds, helping Minnesota advance to the NIT semifinals with a 63-58 overtime victory Thursday over Temple.

The Golden Gophers (19-12) return to the semifinals in New York for the first time since winning the tournament in 1998. Minnesota will face Georgetown Tuesday.

The Owls (18-16), who started the season by losing five in a row and 11 of 14, won 11 of their last 14.

St. John’s 79, UAB 71

New York — Anthony Glover scored 16 points, helping St. John’s.

Marcus Hatten added 15 points, and Grady Reynolds had 14 to go with his 14 rebounds for the Red Storm (19-13), who will play Texas Tech Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.