Murray State 83, Tulsa 62: Cameron Payne led the way with 20 points and seven assists to fuel the visiting Racers past the Golden Hurricane in NIT action.

T.J. Sapp and Jeffrey Moss each added 17 points as third-seeded Murray State (29-5) advances to face top-seeded Old Dominion on Wednesday for a berth in the semifinals. Jarvis Williams pitched in with 15 points, while Wayne Langston and Jonathan Fairell combined for 22 rebounds for the Racers.

Shaquille Harrison scored 15 points and Rashad Ray notched 14 for No. 2 seed Tulsa (23-11), which shot 32.8 percent and missed 20 of its 22 3-pointers. James Woodard added 13 points for the Golden Hurricane, who trailed by 18 at intermission and never recovered in the second half.

The teams combined for 29 points in the first six minutes and the score was still close midway through the first half before Justin Seymour, Sapp and Payne each made a 3-pointer during an 11-0 burst by Murray State. Sapp scored eight points in the final 2 1/2 minutes of the period to help the Racers take a 45-27 lead following a session in which they shot 60 percent from the field and from the arc (9-of-15).

Payne drained two more 3-pointers in the first three minutes of the second half and Moss made one shortly thereafter as Murray State pushed the lead to 23. The cushion grew to as many as 28 as the Racers finished at 50 percent shooting overall and a sizzling 14-of-25 from long range.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Sapp (13 points) and Payne (12) nearly outscored Tulsa by themselves in the first half. Payne also had six first-half assists, while the Golden Hurricane had five in the opening period. ... Murray State has won 11 straight road games. ... Sapp and Payne combined for 12 of the Racers' 20 turnovers.