NIT Semi-Finals
7:00 PM EST-ESPN
24-12 (10-8) #2 Miami (FL)
26-10 (13-5) #1 Temple
(At MSG in New York City)
24-12 (10-8) #2 Miami (FL)
Great Wins:
-#8 Florida 69-67 (Road)
-#24 Illinois 70-61 in ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Home)
-#4 Duke 90-74 (Road)
-NC State 65-60 (Home)
-Syracuse 66-62 (Road)
"Never Shoulda Happened" Losses:
-Green Bay 68-55 (Home)
-Eastern Kentucky 72-44 (Home)
-Georgia Tech 70-50 (Home)
-Florida State 55-54 (Road)
-Wake Forest 72-70 (Road)
Tournament Run:
-#7 North Carolina Central 75-71 in Round of 32 (Home)
-#6 Alabama 73-66 in Sweet Sixteen (Home)
-#1 Richmond 63-61 in Elite Eight (Road)
Key Contributors:
---#10 Sheldon McClellan (JR)
-14.4 PPG, 4.5 RPG, & 2.0 APG.
---#13 Angel Rodriguez (JR)
(Expected to be out with a wrist injury for third straight game.)
-11.9 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 3.9 APG, & 1.8 SPG.
---#23 Tonye Jekiri (JR)
-8.7 PPG, 10.1 RPG, & 1.4 BPG.
---#20 Manu Lecomte (SO)
-8.3 PPG & 1.8 APG.
---#5 Davon Reed (SO)
-8.0 PPG, 3.9 RPG, & 1.8 APG.
---#1 Deandre Burnett (FR)
-7.1 PPG & 2.1 RPG.
---#33 Ivan Cruz Uceda (JR)
-5.3 PPG & 3.4 RPG.
---#22 Omar Sherman (FR)
-4.7 PPG & 2.2 RPG.
26-10 (13-5) #1 Temple
Good Wins:
-Louisiana Tech 82-75 (Home)
-#10 Kansas 77-52 (Home)
-Connecticut in Overtime 57-53 (Road)
-Cincinnati 75-59 (Home)
-Connecticut 75-63 (Home)
"Never Shoulda Happened" Losses:
-UNLV 57-50 in Third Place Game of Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.
-Saint Joseph's 58-56 (Road)
Tournament Run:
-#8 Bucknell 73-67 in Round of 32 (Home)
-#5 George Washington 90-77 in Sweet Sixteen (Home)
-#2 Louisiana Tech 77-59 in Elite Eight (Home)
Key Contributors:
---#2 Will Cummings (SR)
-14.9 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 4.2 APG, & 1.9 SPG.
---#25 Quenton DeCosey (JR)
-12.4 PPG, 4.6 RPG, & 2.2 APG.
---#3 Jesse Morgan (SR)
-12.1 PPG, 3.2 RPG, & 1.1 SPG.
---#15 Jaylen Bond (JR)
-7.7 PPG, 8.0 RPG, & 1.4 BPG.
---#1 Josh Brown (SO)
-6.3 PPG & 3.0 RPG.
---#0 Obi Enechionyia (FR)
-5.0 PPG, 3.5 RPG, & 1.2 BPG.
Prediction:
---Temple 64, Miami (FL) 62
9:00 PM EST-ESPN
22-13 (9-9) #2 Stanford
27-7 (13-5) #1 Old Dominion
(At MSG in New York City)
22-13 (9-9) #2 Stanford
Solid Wins:
-Wofford 74-59 (Home)
-#9 Texas 74-71 (Road)
-#21 Washington 68-60 in Overtime (Home)
-Connecticut 72-59 (Home)
-Arizona State 89-70 (Home)
-Washington 84-74 (Road)
Single-Digit Conference Losses:
-UCLA 86-81 in Double Overtime (Road)
-#7 Arizona 89-82 (Home)
-Washington State 89-88 (Road)
-UCLA 69-67 (Home)
-Colorado 64-58 (Road)
-Oregon 73-70 (Home)
-Arizona State 67-62 (Road)
Tournament Run:
-#7 UC Davis 77-64 in Round of 32 (Home)
-#3 Rhode Island 74-65 in Sweet Sixteen (Home)
-#5 Vanderbilt 78-75 in Elite Eight (Home)
Key Contributors:
---#5 Chasson Randle (SR)
-19.3 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 3.1 APG, & 1.4 SPG.
---#21 Anthony Brown (SR)
-15.0 PPG, 6.9 RPG, & 2.7 APG.
---#4 Stefan Nastic (SR)
-13.4 PPG & 6.5 RPG.
---#25 Rosco Allen (JR)
-7.7 PPG & 4.5 RPG.
---#15 Marcus Allen (SO)
-6.2 PPG & 3.2 RPG.
---#22 Reid Travis (FR)
-6.2 PPG & 5.4 RPG.
27-7 (13-5) #1 Old Dominion
Good Wins:
-Richmond 63-57 (Home)
-LSU 70-61 in Quarterfinal of Paradise Jam.
-#14 VCU 73-67 (Home)
-Georgia State 58-54 in Overtime (Home)
-Louisiana Tech 72-53 (Home)
Poor Losses:
-Illinois State 64-56 in Semi-Final of Paradise Jam.
-Middle Tennessee 68-58 in Overtime (Road)
-UTSA 72-67 (Road)
-Middle Tennessee 59-52 in Quarterfinal of Conference-USA Tournament (in Birmingham)
Tournament Run:
-#8 Charleston Southern 65-56 in Round of 32 (Home)
-#4 Illinois State 50-49 in Sweet Sixteen (Home)
-#3 Murray State 72-69 in Elite Eight (Home)
Key Contributors:
---#20 Trey Freeman (JR)
-17.1 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 3.6 APG, & 1.4 SPG.
---#1 Aaron Bacote (JR)
-10.1 PPG, 3.3 RPG, & 2.8 APG.
---#35 Jonathan Arledge (SR)
-8.9 PPG & 4.9 RPG.
---#23 Richard Ross (SR)
-8.0 PPG, 5.7 RPG, & 1.6 BPG.
---#22 Ambrose Mosley (SO)
-6.9 PPG & 2.0 RPG.
Prediction:
---Stanford 72, Old Dominion 69
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