NIT Results

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.

Well shucks, All three of the other 3-seeds have been upset. Interesting.

Utah just didn't want to be there.

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.

BlueK wrote:
Utah just didn't want to be there.

their fans sure didn't....

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.

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).

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.

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."

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.





http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400946466

Houston lost. If BYU wins, they will continue to host games until they make the NIT Final Four in Madison Squar Garden - should they make it that far.

SpiffCoug wrote:
Houston lost. If BYU wins, they will continue to host games until they make the NIT Final Four in Madison Squar Garden - should they make it that far.

This UTA team has done a good job of staying in this game. Could be a close one. I think marriott center, elevation and our bigs are going to be the difference in this one. IF BYU chooses to try to play hero 3-point shooter ball they are in for a loss.

EM_Puma wrote:
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.

7,247

As usual, top notch attendance compared to other schools.