NEW YORK (AP) Grant Mullins scored 20 points and Columbia rallied to beat UC Irvine 71-67 on Tuesday night to win the CollegeInsiders.com Tournament.
The Lions became the first New York City school to win a postseason title since St. John's won the NIT in 2003. The Red Storm later vacated that title. Columbia also became only the second Ivy League school to win a postseason crown.
Trailing 53-48 with 7:20 left, Columbia (25-10) scored 17 of the next 21 points. Mullins hit a 3-pointer and then on the next possession made an incredible shot, flipping the ball over his head as he was fouled on the drive. That three-point play gave Columbia a 54-53 advantage. Maodo Lo's 3-pointer made it 63-57.
The Anteaters (28-10), who had won 18 of their past 22, could only get within four the rest of the way.
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