Tim Hardaway Jr. of the Michigan Wolverines (File Photo by Chris Chambers/Getty Images)
NEW YORK (CBSSPORTS.COM) – Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 23 points before he left late in the game after he was kneed in the head, and No. 4 Michigan beat Kansas State 71-57 on Friday night to win the NIT Season Tipoff.
Glenn Robinson III had 12 rebounds, and Trey Burke and Jon Horford had 10 points each for the Wolverines. Hardaway made 10 of 15 shots from the field before he was hurt with about four minutes left. He returned to the bench just in time to celebrate with the rest of his team.
Rodney McGruder scored 16 points and had seven rebounds, and Angel Rodriguez scored 10 points for Kansas State (5-1).
Michigan (5-0) won the tournament, previously known as the Preseason NIT, for the first time.
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