Monday, March 16, 2009

They Are Playing For #66

The NIT has some star power this year. Davidson, the cinderella of the 2008 NCAA Tournament and their superman Stephen Curry, is in. Two of college basketball's brand names, Kentucky and Georgetown, join this post season party too.

Here's your NIT first round pairings:

Tuesday, March 17

Davidson (26-7) at South Carolina (21-9), 7 p.m.
Rhode Island (22-10) at Niagara (26-8), 7 p.m.
George Mason (22-10) at Penn State (22-11), 8 p.m.
UAB (22-11) at Notre Dame (18-14), 9 p.m.
UNLV (21-10) at Kentucky (20-12), 9:30 p.m.
Weber State (21-9) at San Diego State (23-9), 10 p.m.
Nebraska (18-12) at New Mexico (21-11), 10 p.m.
Washington State (17-15) at St. Mary's, Calif. (25-6), 11 p.m.

Wednesday, March 18

Duquesne (21-12) at Virginia Tech (18-14), 7 p.m.
Miami (18-12) at Providence (19-13), 7 p.m.
Illinois State (24-9) at Kansas State (21-11), 8 p.m.
Bowling Green (19-13) at Creighton (26-7), 8 p.m.
Tennessee-Martin (22-9) at Auburn (22-11), 8 p.m.
Jacksonville (18-13) at Florida (23-10), 8 p.m.
Northwestern (17-13) at Tulsa (24-10), 9 p.m.
Georgetown (16-14) at Baylor (20-14), 9 p.m.

It may not be the NCAA's but hey, make the most of it.

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