HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) -- Shamari Spears scored 26 points to lead Charlotte to an 80-72 victory over Hofstra on Tuesday night.

Spears finished the first half with 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting. Overall, he was 9-for-13 from the field and 7-for-8 from the free-throw line.

After Charlotte extended the lead to 68-58 with 5:40 to play, Hofstra rallied to 71-68.

Chris Braswell's offensive rebound and pass to a cutting RaShad Coleman made it a five-point game. DiJuan Harris hit 3-of-4 free throws to give the 49ers (4-1) a six-point lead with less than 1 minute to play in the NIT Season Tip-Off.

Braswell had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Derrio Green added 12 points for Charlotte. RaShad Coleman added nine points, nine rebounds and five assists.

No. 8 West Virginia 69 The Citadel 50

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- John Flowers came off the bench to score 13 points and West Virginia never trailed in a win over The Citadel. Kevin Jones added 11 points and Darrell Bryant and Casey Mitchell had 10 apiece for West Virginia (2-0).

No. 10 Syracuse 88 Cornell 73

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Freshman guard Brandon Triche scored a season-high 21 points, Andy Rautins added 18, and Syracuse beat upstate foe Cornell.

It was the 32nd straight win in the series for Syracuse (5-0), but the Orange didn't settle it until the second half.

No. 17 Ohio State 84 Lipscomb 64

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- David Lighty scored a career-high 22 points and Evan Turner posted his second triple-double of the season to lead Ohio State past Lipscomb.

No. 20 Illinois 78 Wofford 64

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Demetri McCamey scored 21 points and Illinois used a second-half run to beat Wofford in the Las Vegas Invitational.

Cincinnati 69 No. 21 Maryland 57

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) -- Yancy Gates scored 17 points and added 13 rebounds and Deonta Vaughn had 16 points to lead Cincinnati to the championship game of the Maui Invitational with a victory over Maryland.

No. 23 Notre Dame 80 Kennesaw State 62

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Luke Harangody had 29 points and 15 rebounds to help Notre Dame beat Kennesaw State in the Chicago Invitational Challenge.

No. 24 Vanderbilt 68 Chaminade 41

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) -- John Jenkins had 14 points and Vanderbilt went on a 24-0 run in the second half for a victory over tournament-host Chaminade.