Men's Basketball Southern Conference

Davidson wins at Southwest Missouri State, 82-71

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Brendan Winters scored 22 points to help Davidson beat Southwest Missouri State 82-71 on Saturday night in the second round of the NIT.

Winters was 6-of-8 from 3-point range, and Jason Morton added 19 points for Davidson (23-8), which will play at Maryland on Wednesday night.

Deke Thompson led Southwest Missouri (19-13) with 15 points, Anthony Shavies had 14 and Kellen Easley 13.

Winters hit a 3-pointer with 1:40 left to give Davidson a 74-68 lead.

Southwest Missouri led 32-28 at halftime, but Davidson opened the second half with a 17-8 run to take a 45-40 lead.