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North Carolina State downs 84- 78 in the First Round of the NIT Tournament

Second-seeded North Carolina State outscored Hofstra, 45-36, in the second half to erase a three-point halftime deficit and defeat Hofstra, 84-78, in the first round of the 2019 National Invitation Tournament Tuesday night at James T. Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum. The Wolfpack held off a late Hofstra rally and scored the final four points […]

Stage Set for the 2019 NIT Tournament

By Stacy Podelski March 19, 2019 Leave a comment

The NIT Season Tip-Off will return to Barclays Center for a fifth-straight season during Thanksgiving Week of 2019, featuring an elite group of teams from America’s top conferences. The field includes a pair of 2019 NCAA Tournament selections in the Syracuse Orange of the ACC (No. 9 Seed, West) and the SEC’s Ole Miss Rebels […]

Penn State defeats Utah to claim NIT Championship

By Stacy Podelski March 30, 2018 Leave a comment

Defense and overall great team play helped to lead Penn State to a 82-66 victory over Utah in the NIT Championship game held at Madison Square Garden on March 29. Lamar Stevens scored 28 points to earn the Most Valuable Player Award for the Nittany Lions, Josh Reaves had 18 and Tony Carr had 15 […]

Utah and Penn State set for NIT Championship at Madison Square Garden

By Stacy Podelski March 29, 2018 Leave a comment

The Utah Utes and Penn State Nittany Lions will square off to battle for the NIT Championship Game, that will be held at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, March 29 (today) at 7:00 p.m. The Utes won the first Semifinal Game in a 69-64 thriller, it is the first final’s appearance for the title since […]

Team Effort leads St. John’s to 70-61 victory over Minnesota

By Stacy Podelski November 27, 2014 Leave a comment

The St. John’s Men’s Basketball team (4-0) were preparing for this moment for a while, and they proved to a lot of people this will be a team to watch for in the 2014-15 season, with a 70-61 victory over Minnesota (3-2) in the NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament at Madison Square Garden. Every single player […]