The Associated Press

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame coach Mike Brey met with Chris Quinn before the game against Purdue on Wednesday night and showed him a highlight film of how he played when he started games aggressively.

"I told him, 'I need you to be aggressive right from the tap. You need to go after it right away,' "' Brey said.

Quinn got the message.

He scored the first 11 points for Notre Dame, making 5-of-7 shots while the rest of the Irish were 0-of-7. He finished with a game-high 21 points as the Irish beat the Boilermakers 71-59 to advance to the second round of the NIT.

"Luckily I was able to knock down some shots to keep our team in it in the beginning," Quinn said.

Purdue coach Gene Keady said his team's fifth straight loss capped a frustrating season.

"When you start losing one- and two-point games it becomes a mental thing," he said.

Austin Peay 65, Belmont 59

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Austin Peay had an 11-0 run over a two-minute stretch late in the second half, then weathered a rally by Belmont.

Virginia 79,

George Washington 66

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Todd Billet made five of Virginia's 13 3-pointers in possibly his final home game. Billet, the lone senior who plays for Virginia, led the Cavaliers with 19 points.

Virginia (18-12) is, playing in the NIT for the third straight year and fourth time in six seasons under coach Pete Gillen.

Rutgers 76, Temple 71

PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Freshman Quincy Douby scored a career-high 28 points in his first start and Rutgers rallied from an eight-point deficit.

Temple's David Hawkins, the nation's fourth-leading scorer with a 24.4 average, had 25 in his final game.

Villanova 85, Drexel 70

VILLANOVA, Pa. - Randy Foye and Allan Ray each scored 20 points, and Curtis Sumpter had 14 points and 11 rebounds for Villanova.

West Virginia 65, Kent St. 54

KENT, Ohio - Tyrone Sally scored 17 points and braved a bloody nose from a second-half collision to lead West Virginia. It

Niagara 87, Troy State 83

AMHERST, N.Y. - Tremmell Darden had 26 points and Juan Mendez added 20 points and 16 rebounds to lead Niagara.

G. Mason 58, Tennessee 55

FAIRFAX, Va. - George Mason won its first postseason game in 18 years and gave the Patriots (22-9) a school record for wins in a season.