NIT’s second round now has set times and locations after the first round ends Wednesday evening. One of the highlights of the first round was Florida’s 79-74 victory over Iona. The Gators will advance to play Xavier in the second round. That match will be a showdown between programs in transition after Florida coach Mike White left to take over for Georgia and Xavier. We broke up with coach Travis Steele.
In other NIT games on Wednesday, Wake Forest gave up on disappointment by missing the NCAA Championship by defeating Towson 74-64 in a first-round match. Dallas Walton led the Demon Deacons with 17 points as scorers Alondes Williams and Jake LaRavia turned on quiet attacking nights. Damari Monsantao added 14 points from the bench in just 13 minutes for Wake Forest, who went on to play for the VCU in the second round.
It was also a good night for the Wake Forest brothers in Virginia as the Cavaliers beat Mississippi State 60-57. Dayton, SMU, Northern Iowa and BYU also advanced Monday night as the march continued to Madison Square Garden.
Success in NIT doesn’t always predict bigger things the following season, but it can happen. Last season’s champion, Memphis, is in the NCAA Championship this season. Baylor reached Sweet 16 in 2013 after the NIT title in 2012, and West Virginia did the same in 2007 after winning the NIT title in 2006. Here’s a look at full arc.
2022 NIT schedule
The second phase
Saturday 19 March
Oregon at Texas A&M | 12 noon on ESPN
VCU at Wake Forest | 4 p.m. on ESPN +
Northern Iowa in BYU | 9 p.m. on ESPN +
Sunday 20 March
Florida in Xavier | 1 p.m. on ESPN
Dayton in Vanderbilt | 3 p.m. on ESPN2
SMU in Washington State | 3 p.m. on ESPN +
Virginia in North Texas | 6 p.m. on ESPN +
Saint Bonaventure in Oklahoma | 8 p.m. on ESPNU
Quarter-finals
March 22-23
Semi-finals
March 29th at Madison Square Garden
championship
March 31 at Madison Square Garden
First round results
Tuesday 15 March
(1) Oklahoma 89, Missouri St. 75
(3) VCU 90, Princeton 79
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(2) North Texas 67, Texas 63 . Street
(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) 63 Washington Street, Santa Clara 50
Wednesday 16 March
(1) Dayton 74, Toledo 55
(3) Wake Forest 74, Tucson 64
Virginia 60, (3) Mississippi 57
Northern Iowa 60, (3) St. Louis 68
(1) SMU 68, Nicholas 58
(3) Florida 79, Iona 74
(2) BYU 93, Long Beach State 72
