NIT: Other Games

[CMJ]

I figured I'd start a convo for the other games so we can discuss some of our potential opponents going forward (of course if we lose, this will be a really short thread).

[CMJ]

Belmont looks very good early.

 

 

Also, flipping between the three NIT games, I haven't heard anything about the 6 foul rule change for the tournament.  I had read that info on wikipedia, but perhaps they decided not to do it after all.  I figure it would have been mentioned!

[RiseUNT]

OU fans are M.I.A.

[RiseUNT]

Mosley and some guy named Gibson are balling.

[CMJ]

VCU probably looks the best out of the six teams in the early tips to this point.

[MeanGreenTexan]

Man, Osun Osunniyi is a LOAD for St. Bonnaventure.  The Groves bros are going to have their hands full with this guy.
Hoping we take care of business this weekend, & if the Bonnies can beat OU, force them to travel cross-country 3 different times in a week.  That would surely play to our advantage, right?  All that travel would have to be exhausting.

[CMJ]

Mostly home teams won as you would expect.

[Vcu74]

14 hours ago, CMJ said:

VCU probably looks the best out of the six teams in the early tips to this point.

Well, I gotta upvote that:)

neither one of us where we wanted to be this season but what the heck… Still playing and it seems both teams want to play so that’s good for all of us!

Go Mean Green and go Rams, maybe we’ll meet up again🤞

[CMJ]

Home teams went 7-2 last night.  Not a surprise given the better seeds are supposed to host (though neither Dayton nor MSU does tonight because their arenas already had stuff scheduled), so they have the double advantage of being better on paper AND at home.

 

I guess the big question is how many road teams can win tonight.

[Dannymacfan]

Tuesday, March 15

(1) Oklahoma 89, Missouri St. 75
(3) VCU 90, Princeton 79
(4) Vanderbilt 82, Belmont 71
(2) North Texas 67, Texas St. 63
(2) Xavier 72, Cleveland St. 68
Oregon 83, (4) Utah St. 72
(1) Texas A&M 74, Alcorn St. 62
St. Bonaventure 76, (4) Colorado 68
(4) Washington St. 63, Santa Clara 50

Wednesday, March 16

Toledo vs. (1) Dayton -- 7 p.m. on ESPN+
(3) Wake Forest vs. Towson -- 7 p.m. on ESPN+
(3) Mississippi State vs. Virginia -- 7 p.m. on ESPN2
Toledo vs. Dayton -- 7 p.m. on ESPN+
(3) Saint Louis vs. Northern Iowa -- 8 p.m. on ESPN+
(1) SMU vs. Nicholls -- 8 p.m. on ESPN+
(3) Florida vs. Iona -- 9 p.m. on ESPN2
(2) BYU vs. Long Beach St. -- 9 p.m. on ESPN+

Quarterfinals: March 19-20
Semifinals: March 22-23
Semifinals: March 29 (Madison Square Garden)
Championship: March 31 (Madison Square Garden)

[UNTLifer]

54 minutes ago, Dannymacfan said:

Quarterfinals: March 19-20
Semifinals: March 22-23
Semifinals: March 29 (Madison Square Garden)
Championship: March 31 (Madison Square Garden)

I think you got your dates mixed up.  Actually, dates are right, but the rounds were mixed up.

Second Round: March 19-20

Quarterfinals: 22-23

Semifinals: 29th

Finals: 31st

Edited March 16, 2022 by UNTLifer

[CMJ]

Dayton not struggling on the road early.  

[CMJ]

Wake Forest annihilating Towson.

[CMJ]

Dayton with a big win.  SMU leading early.

[Pavlovs Eagle]

11 minutes ago, CMJ said:

Dayton with a big win.  SMU leading early.

Dicky V picked SMU to win the whole NIT. 😒

[Mean Green Matt]

1 minute ago, Pavlovs Eagle said:

Dicky V picked SMU to win the whole NIT. 😒

[CMJ]

Mustangs in a dogfight.

[CMJ]

Northern Iowa with an upset win on the road.

[CMJ]

Flipping between the Big Dance and scouting some of our potential future opponents in the Final (Oregon and A&M).  Aggies out in force.  We need that kinda crowd tomorrow.

[drex]

Aggies probably think they are in the big dance...don't spoil it for them by telling them it is the NIT.

[CMJ]

I thought the Ducks would give them a better game.  Aggies will be tough for either VCU or Wake Forest in the quarterfinals.

[CMJ]

Three NIT games on Saturday.  Home teams were 3-0.

[CMJ]

Texas A&M hosts Wake Forest on Wednesday.  Chances are we'll play Tuesday if we win today, which doesn't make sense.  

[Mean Green Matt]

Big crowd for Xavier. Hard to tell but they may have the entire upper deck closed. 

[CMJ]

Home teams now 4-0 with Xavier's win.

 

Dayton is on the road again because their home arena is being used for the State HS Basketball tournament.  Might be tough for the Flyers to win another road game to advance.