Florida Gulf Coast 96, Fairleigh Dickinson 65
Florida Gulf Coast has only one player who was part of the "Dunk City" squad which made a magical run to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 four seasons ago. But, on Tuesday night in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, the Eagles appeared poised to do it again.
Florida St. 84, Davidson 74
Florida State opened the first round of the NIT with an 84-74 win over Davidson on Tuesday night at the Donald L. Tucker Center.
Florida St. 84, Davidson 74
Florida State opened the first round of the NIT with an 84-74 win over Davidson on Tuesday night at the Donald L. Tucker Center.
South Carolina 88, High Point 66
ior forward Laimonas Chatkevicius scored a career-high 30 points on 15-of-16 shooting to lead top-seeded South Carolina to an 88-66 victory over High Point on Tuesday in the first round of the NIT at Columbia, S.C.
South Carolina 88, High Point 66
ior forward Laimonas Chatkevicius scored a career-high 30 points on 15-of-16 shooting to lead top-seeded South Carolina to an 88-66 victory over High Point on Tuesday in the first round of the NIT at Columbia, S.C.
Ohio St. 72, Akron 63
last time Ohio State didn't make the NCAA Tournament was 2008, and the Buckeyes went on to win the NIT championship.
Ohio St. 72, Akron 63
last time Ohio State didn't make the NCAA Tournament was 2008, and the Buckeyes went on to win the NIT championship.
Creighton 72, Alabama 54
ighton guard Maurice Watson Jr. scored 20 points, center Geoffrey Groselle had a double-double, and Creighton beat Alabama 72-54 in the opening round of the NIT in Omaha, Neb., on Tuesday night.
Washington 107, Long Beach St. 102
shman guard Dejounte Murray had 30 points and nine rebounds to help Washington post a high-octane 107-102 victory over Long Beach State on Tuesday in the first round of the NIT at Seattle.
Florida 97, North Florida 68
five starters scored in double figures as second-seeded Florida rolled to a 97-68 road win over seventh-seeded North Florida in the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament on Tuesday night at UNF Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.
Wichita St. 70, Vanderbilt 50
Ron Baker and Fred VanVleet each scored 14 points helping Wichita State defeat Vanderbilt 70-50 in a matchup of No. 11 seeds in the First Four on Tuesday night at University of Dayton Arena.
Wichita St. 70, Vanderbilt 50
Ron Baker and Fred VanVleet each scored 14 points helping Wichita State defeat Vanderbilt 70-50 in a matchup of No. 11 seeds in the First Four on Tuesday night at University of Dayton Arena.
Valparaiso 84, Texas Southern 73
paraiso forward Alec Peters scored 28 points to continue his late-season hot streak, center Vashil Fernandez blocked eight shots and the top-seeded Crusaders beat Texas Southern 84-73 in the opening round of the NIT on Tuesday night in Valparaiso, Ind.
San Diego St. 79, IUPU - Ft. Wayne 55
homore forward Malik Pope scored 15 points and senior forward Winston Shepard recorded a triple-double in second-seeded San Diego State's 79-55 victory over seventh-seeded IPFW in a first-round NIT game Tuesday at Viejas Arena in San Diego.
San Diego St. 79, IUPU - Ft. Wayne 55
homore forward Malik Pope scored 15 points and senior forward Winston Shepard recorded a triple-double in second-seeded San Diego State's 79-55 victory over seventh-seeded IPFW in a first-round NIT game Tuesday at Viejas Arena in San Diego.
St. Mary's 58, New Mexico St. 56
appointed about being left out of the NCAA Tournament field, Saint Mary's was nearly knocked out of the NIT field in the first round.