NEW YORK (AP) - Marcus Hatten made Bob Knight's return to the National Invitation Tournament an unpleasant one.

Hatten had a steal and layup with 16.2 seconds remaining to give St. John's a thrilling 64-63 come-from behind victory over Texas Tech in the NIT semifinals Tuesday night. The Red Storm held on in the closing seconds after Hatten missed two free throws with 4.1 seconds left.

Texas Tech got the ball back, and Will Chavis missed a 3-pointer off the rim as the buzzer sounded, sending the St. John's fans running onto the Madison Square Garden court.

The hometown Red Storm (20-13) advance to play Big East rival Georgetown in the NIT championship on Thursday night.

Texas Tech (21-13) and Knight play Minnesota in the consolation game.

Hatten led the Red Storm with 24 points.

Andre Emmett led Texas Tech with 21 points and 12 rebounds, while Kasib Powell, who's from nearby Teaneck, N.J., added 19 points.

Georgetown 88, Minnesota 74

NEW YORK (AP) - Mike Sweetney took charge once again and led Georgetown to the NIT championship game, scoring 32 points as the Hoyas beat Minnesota 88-74 Tuesday night.

Brandon Bowman had 14 points for Georgetown and Victor Samnick added 13.

Rick Rickert led the Gophers with 17 points and Ben Johnson had 15.

Sweetney shot 16-for-18 from the free-throw line, outshooting all the Gophers, who finished 12-of-17. He punctuated the Hoyas' night with a two-handed dunk that brought a roar from the crowd and gave Georgetown a 10-point lead with 2:56 to play.

The Gophers appeared to have found a solution for Sweetney after allowing him 17 points in the first half. Sweetney didn't score in the second until he dunked for a 53-50 lead with 14:44 to play, sparking a 13-2 run. Sweetney scored six points during the run, helping Georgetown retake control of the game.

Minnesota chased Georgetown throughout the first half, falling behind early before tying it at 17. Georgetown regained the lead immediately and took a 47-33 halftime lead. Sweetney made 11 of his 13 first-half free throws, while the Gophers shot just 5-of-8 as a team.