Sneakers

Gerald (Daddio) Paddio of UNLV hit 7 of 10 3-pointers, including a buzzer-beater to beat Temple, then got cocky against Western Kentucky and hoisted one from 30-foot land in the first overtime. He didn't beat the Toppers, but the Rebels did, 96-95, in the second OT, to win the preseason NIT.

Jesse Jackson, no relation to Jesse Jackson, scored 37 points for Alaska- Anchorage against Iowa and scooped the assist of the decade against Texas: a bounding, over-the-baseline, blind and behind-the-back rainbow retrieval to teammate Mike Childs, who then converted the basket.