NIT 2015: Box Score, Stats, Highlights from Stanford vs. Miami Championship

In a thriller, the Stanford Cardinal knocked off the Miami Hurricanes to capture the 2015 National Invitation Tournament Championship on Thursday night by a score of 66-64 in overtime at Madison Square Garden.

With 3.4 seconds left in overtime, Stanford's all-time leading scorer Chasson Randle drew a foul and sank two free throws to give the Cardinal the lead.

The Hurricanes had their chances, though. Deandre Burnett missed a three-pointer with 16 seconds left that would have given Miami a two-point lead.

After Stanford's Anthony Brown made one of two free throws, Miami's Sheldon McClellan missed another three as time expired to secure the win for the Cardinal.

It was the program's third NIT title. The Stanford Hoops Twitter account congratulated its team.

Randle was named tournament MVP, and he joined Dave Ryan of Westwood One Sports for an interview after the game.

Randle led all scorers with 25 points, but he got plenty of help. Brown and Marcus Allen each snagged double-digit rebounds to help propel the Cardinal to a 45-39 edge on the glass. Here's a look at the box score, per ESPN.

Stanford Cardinal
Starters	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK
Bench	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK
Totals	66	24-66	5-21	13-19	45	8	6	5
Miami Hurricanes
Starters	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK
Bench	:PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK
Totals	64	21-58	6-17	16-22	39	11	6	8
Stefan Nastic	11	5-13	0-0	1-3	4	0	1	3
Rosco Allen	2	0-7	0-5	2-2	0	1	0	1
Anthony Brown	9	3-11	2-5	1-2	12	0	1	0
Chasson Randle, G	25	8-16	3-8	6-7	2	3	2	0
Marcus Allen, G	9	4-9	0-3	1-2	10	1	1	1
Michael Humphrey, F	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0
Reid Travis, F	7	3-8	0-0	1-1	7	1	1	0
Christian Sanders, G	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	2	0	0
Robert Cartwright, G	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
		36.4%	23.8%	68.4%
Omar Sherman	8	3-6	0-2	2-3	5	0	0	3
Ivan Cruz Uceda	3	1-6	1-3	0-0	5	1	1	2
Ja'Quan Newton	10	4-12	2-2	0-0	5	2	0	1
Sheldon McClellan	17	5-16	1-5	6-7	4	2	1	0
Davon Reed	16	4-8	1-3	7-10	5	4	2	2
Joe Thomas	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	1	1	0
James Palmer	6	2-2	1-1	1-2	1	0	1	0
Deandre Burnett	2	1-6	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0
Manu Lecomte	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0
		36.2%	35.3%	72.7%

It was a tale of two halves, as Stanford jumped out to an 11-point lead before the intermission. However, the Hurricanes came storming back in the second half. McClellan sank his own pair of clutch free throws with 16 seconds remaining in regulation.

Frank Franklin II/Associated Press

The shots made the score 59-59, and Brown missed a three at the end of the fourth quarter that would have given the Cardinal the win in regulation.

The excitement got ahold of Hurricanes alum and NFL great Michael Irvin. Sports Illustrated captured The Playmaker cheering on Omar Sherman's game-tying free throws in the fourth quarter.

After that display of emotion, Irvin might have to change his nickname to the Facemaker.

Things looked bleak for the Cardinal midway through overtime. McClellan came up with a steal and dunk with just over two minutes left to give Miami a 62-61 lead. McClellan would turn another Stanford turnover into a basket with 1:03 left in overtime, as he dished to Davon Reed for a layup that gave Miami a 64-61 advantage.

From there, Randle would take over the final minute of the game. He took the ball to the basket on two occasions, drawing fouls from Reed both times. The senior leader calmly sank four free throws with less than a minute remaining to spur the Cardinal to victory.

While making the NCAA tournament was obviously the Cardinal's top priority this season, the NIT Championship proved to be a solid consolation prize. It was also a nice way to send off seniors like Randle in their final collegiate game.

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