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NIT Results
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:33 am
by EM_Puma
Round 1 action:
No. 2 Illinois 82-57 victory over No. 7 Valparaiso.
No. 5 Ole Miss 91-83 win over No. 4 Monmouth.
No. 7 Oakland 74-69 upset over No. 2 Clemson.
No. 4 Colorado State 81-74 win over No. 5 Charleston.
No. 6 Georgia Tech 75-63 victory over No. 3 Indiana.
No. 6 Richmond 71-64 upset No. 3 Alabama.
No. 6 Boise State 73-68 victory over No. 3 Utah.
No. 8 Cal-Baker 73-66 defeat of No.1 seed California.
Re: NIT Results
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:36 am
by EM_Puma
Well shucks, All three of the other 3-seeds have been upset. Interesting.
Re: NIT Results
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:37 am
by BlueK
Utah just didn't want to be there.
Re: NIT Results
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:30 am
by snoscythe
The first night in the NIT always seems to be full of upsets. The better-seeded teams tend to be those who had higher aspirations for their season and aren't necessarily thrilled to be in the consolation tournament. The underdogs are generally teams who are just stoked to have something left to win and nothing left to lose.
Then the second night teams see the results and the better-seeded teams on night two actually come to play.
Re: NIT Results
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:30 am
by snoscythe
BlueK wrote:Utah just didn't want to be there.
their fans sure didn't....
Re: NIT Results
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 10:08 am
by EM_Puma
Attendance:
No. 7 Valparaiso @ No. 2 Illinois (57-82) - 4,719.
No. 4 Monmouth @ No. 5 Ole Miss (83-95) -1,672.
No. 7 Oakland @ No. 2 Clemson (74-69) - 2,785.
No. 5 Charleston @ No. 4 Colorado State (74-81) 2,836.
No. 3 Indiana @ No. 6 Georgia Tech (63-75) - 5,533.
No. 6 Richmond @ No. 3 Alabama (64-71) - 4,041.
No. 6 Boise State @ No. 3 Utah (73-68) -4,097.
No. 8 Cal-Baker 73-66 @ No.1 California (73-66) - 1,778.
Re: NIT Results
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 10:17 am
by EM_Puma
Funny, Ole Miss fans won the award for the "fans that didn't want to be there", but the Rebels won in front of their 1,672 fans. I'm sure there weren't too many fans that came down to Oxford from Monmouth, Illinois (located in the top half of the state).
Re: NIT Results
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 10:19 am
by EM_Puma
I'm guessing that with the late game we'll have at least 6K paid attendance. I just wish I didn't work the next day.
Re: NIT Results
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 11:25 am
by SpiffCoug
EM_Puma wrote:Funny, Ole Miss fans won the award for the "fans that didn't want to be there", but the Rebels won in front of their 1,672 fans. I'm sure there weren't too many fans that came down to Oxford from Monmouth, Illinois (located in the top half of the state).
The Monmouth Hawks are from Long Branch, NJ. Great school. Had several friends go there. Their first ever NCAA bid came on a buzzer-beating, half-court shot where the shooter was fouled and the Hawks down three. He went to the FT line, with 0.1 seconds on the clock, made the FT and they won by 1. Two of my best friends stormed the court after that - I saw them on the ESPN broadcast, it was awesome.
Their other claim to fame is the Monmouth College admin building was used as Daddy Warbucks' home in the 1981(?) version of "Annie."
Re: NIT Results
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 11:35 am
by BlueK
EM_Puma wrote:Funny, Ole Miss fans won the award for the "fans that didn't want to be there", but the Rebels won in front of their 1,672 fans. I'm sure there weren't too many fans that came down to Oxford from Monmouth, Illinois (located in the top half of the state).
Ole Miss won on the road. They were the 5 seed.
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