The Associated Press

Saint Louis' Anthony Drejaj struts up the court after hitting the game-winning 3-point shot to beat Iowa 70-69 in their first-round NIT game Tuesday. (AP photo)

ST. CHARLES, Mo. - Anthony Drejaj hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Saint Louis a 70-69 comeback victory over Iowa in the first round of the NIT on Tuesday night.

Drejaj scored 23 points and Chris Sloan had 16 to lead Saint Louis (19-12), which trailed by 18 in the first half.

Pierre Pierce gave Iowa a 69-67 lead on a driving layup with 5 seconds left, but Sloan found Drejaj with a pass in the right corner for the winning shot. Drejaj went 4-for-4 from 3-point range.

Jeff Horner led Iowa (16-13) with 17 points, and Pierce added 16.

Making its fifth NIT appearance, Iowa fell to 4-5. Saint Louis made its 18th NIT appearance and improved to 19-16. Iowa leads the series between the schools 9-7.

IOWA (16-13)-Pierce 7-13 2-2 16, Worley 4-7 1-1 10, Brunner 4-6 2-4 10, Horner 4-10 8-9 17, Boyd 3-6 2-2 8, Rand 0-0 0-0 0, Spurgeon 2-2 2-2 6, Hansen 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 25-47 17-20 69.

SAINT LOUIS (19-12)-Sloan 5-12 5-8 16, Voujoykas 0-2 0-0 0, Fisher 5-11 0-0 10, Bryant 4-12 1-1 10, Hunt 0-1 0-0 0, Clarke 3-5 1-2 8, Drejaj 7-8 5-6 23, Varner 1-6 1-1 3, Ohanon 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-59 13-18 70.

Halftime-Iowa 35-26. 3-Point goals-Iowa 2-8 (Worley 1-1, Horner 1-4, Boyd 0-3), Saint Louis 7-21 (Drejaj 4-4, Clarke 1-3, Bryant 1-4, Sloan 1-5, Fisher 0-3, Varner 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Iowa 39 (Worley 9), Saint Louis 22 (Sloan 6). Assists-Iowa 15 (Horner 6), Saint Louis 18 (Fisher 5). Total fouls-Iowa 17, Saint Louis 15. Technicals-Saint Louis bench 2. A-5,67

Nebraska 71, Creighton 70

OMAHA, Neb. - Nate Johnson made a running layup with 11 seconds left to give Nebraska the victory over Creighton. Johnson's shot capped the Cornhuskers' comeback from a five-point deficit in the final two minutes. Nebraska (17-12) advances to play the winner of tonight's game between Troy State and Niagara. The game will be in Lincoln on Friday.

NEBRASKA (17-12)-Conklin 1-3 0-0 3, Turek 4-8 1-4 9, Johnson 3-8 5-5 11, Neal 2-4 2-2 6, Muhleisen 6-12 3-3 17, Dourisseau 0-0 0-0 0, Richardson 0-1 0-0 0, Wilkinson 0-0 0-0 0, Simms 2-7 1-2 5, Wilbrand 0-0 0-0 0, Drevo 9-16 1-1 20. Totals 27-59 13-17 71.

CREIGHTON (20-9)-Lindeman 0-1 0-0 0, Grimes 4-8 1-1 9, Deren 1-5 1-3 3, Funk 4-10 2-4 13, Mathies 5-12 4-4 15, Miliner 3-5 0-0 8, Dabbert 4-10 7-11 16, Motz 2-3 0-0 6, Henderson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-55 15-23 70.

Halftime-Nebraska 36-29. 3-Point goals-Nebraska 4-12 (Muhleisen 2-3, Conklin 1-2, Drevo 1-3, Johnson 0-2, Neal 0-2), Creighton 9-17 (Funk 3-6, Miliner 2-3, Motz 2-3, Dabbert 1-2, Mathies 1-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Nebraska 43 (Drevo 9), Creighton 25 (Grimes 6). Assists-Nebraska 13 (Neal 4), Creighton 12 (Lindeman 5). Total fouls-Nebraska 21, Creighton 18. A-13,483.

Michigan 65, Missouri 64

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Daniel Horton scored 20 points for Michigan. Bernard Robinson Jr. scored 14 points and freshman Dion Harris added 12 for Michigan (19-11), which is 8-0 in NIT games at Crisler Arena. The Wolverines are in the tournament for the eighth time in program history.

Arthur Johnson scored 26 points for Missouri (16-14), which lost for just the fourth time in its last 11 games. The Tigers, 1-6 in six NIT appearances, also got 10 points apiece from Rickey Paulding and Jason Conley.

The Tigers led 48-40 with 9:56 to play, but the Wolverines went on a 15-6 run. Missouri tied the game three times down the stretch, the last at 59 with 3:28 to play.

Missouri's loss was its third in as many visits to Ann Arbor, and the Tigers are 1-4 against the Wolverines. Michigan next will face either Oklahoma or LSU, who play tonight.

The second round starts Saturday.

MISSOURI (16-14)-Bryant 3-10 2-3 9, Paulding 3-9 2-2 10, Johnson 10-18 6-11 26, Gardner 0-2 0-0 0, McKinney 1-6 0-0 3, Conley 4-7 0-0 10, Kroenke 1-1 2-2 4, Young 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 23-54 12-18 64.

MICHIGAN (19-11)-Robinson Jr. 5-14 4-7 14, Sims 3-5 2-4 8, Brown 1-4 1-4 3, Harris 4-7 2-2 12, Horton 7-17 2-4 20, Harrell 0-2 0-0 0, Petway 2-2 0-0 4, Hunter 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 24-56 11-21 65.

Halftime-Michigan 32-26. 3-Point goals-Missouri 6-17 (Conley 2-5, Paulding 2-6, Bryant 1-1, McKinney 1-3, Gardner 0-2), Michigan 6-18 (Horton 4-8, Harris 2-4, Harrell 0-1, Petway 0-2, Robinson Jr. 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Missouri 36 (Johnson 10), Michigan 37 (Sims 10). Assists-Missouri 12 (Bryant 4), Michigan 10 (Robinson Jr., Harris, Horton 3). Total fouls-Miss 18, Mich. 17. A-5,507.