NIT bracket 2024: Tournament schedule, scores, dates, times as VCU upsets No. 1 seed Villanova

The primary spherical of the 2024 NIT Event continued Wednesday with the same theme because the day earlier than: Upsets and thrilling finishes.

VCU superior to the subsequent spherical with a 70-61 upset over No. 1 seed Villanova. Seton Corridor defeated Saint Joseph’s 75-72 in extra time due to a go-ahead 3-pointer by Al-Amir Dawes with 48 seconds remaining. Seton Corridor will face reigning champion North Texas within the subsequent spherical on Sunday.

Indiana State missed out on an at-large berth to the NCAA Event however opened the NIT with a 101-92 win over SMU behind 35 factors and 9 rebounds from Jayson Kent. The Sycamores will host Minnesota subsequent.

UNLV went on the street and upset Princeton 84-77, and Bradley defeated Loyola Chicago at house, 74-62. Cincinnati survived an upset bid to defeat San Francisco 73-72 in extra time.

On Tuesday, Ohio State held off a late rally to knock off Cornell 88-83. Reigning NIT champion North Texas went on the street to upset LSU whereas Boston School additionally gained on the street vs. Windfall 62-57. 

Regardless of Xavier star Desmond Claude scoring a game-high 30 factors, Georgia held on for a 78-76 win. The Bulldogs led by as many as 23 factors within the second half earlier than the Musketeers made it shut down the stretch. 

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With Minnesota trailing Butler by one with lower than 5 seconds remaining, Elijah Hawkins drilled a pair of free throws and helped his group get a cease on the opposite finish to seal a 73-72 win. Iowa eradicated Kansas State 91-82 at house behind 30 factors from Payton Sandfort and USF superior with a 83-77 win over UCF.

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Here’s a have a look at the complete bracket.

2024 NIT key dates 

First Spherical: March 19-20
Second spherical: March 23-24
Quarterfinals: March 26-27
Semifinals: April 2 (Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis)
Championship: April 4 (Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis)

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2024 NIT First Spherical schedule 

Video games within the first three rounds to be performed on the higher-seeded group’s house enviornment

High left area 

First spherical

• No. 1 Seton Corridor 75, Saint Joseph’s 72 (OT)
• UNLV 84, No. 2 Princeton 77
• Boston School 62, No. 3 Windfall 57
• North Texas 84, No. 4 LSU 77

Second spherical

• Boston School vs. UNLV
• North Texas vs. No. 1 Seton Corridor

Backside left area

First spherical

• No. 1 Wake Forest 87, Appalachian State 76
• No. 2 Ohio State 88, Cornell 83
• No. 3 Virginia Tech 74, Richmond 58
• No. 4 Georgia 78, Xavier 76

Second spherical

• No. 4 Georgia vs. No. 1 Wake Forest
• No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Virginia Tech

Higher proper area

First spherical

• No. 1 Indiana State 101, SMU 92
• No. 2 Cincinnati 73, San Francisco 72 (OT)
• No. 3 Bradley 74, Loyola Chicago 62
• Minnesota 73, No. 4 Butler 72

Second spherical

• Minnesota vs. No. 1 Indiana State
• No. 3 Bradley vs. No. 2 Cincinnati

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• VCU 70, No. 1 Villanova 61
• No. 2 Utah 84, UC Irvine 75
• No. 3 Iowa 91, Kansas State 82
• USF 83, No. 4 UCF 77 

Second spherical 

• No. 2 Utah vs. No. 3 Iowa
• USF vs. VCU