The opening night time of the 2025 NIT started with a theme of upsets. Kent State defeated No. 3 seed St. Bonaventure 75-56, and No. 4 seed Georgia Tech fell to Jacksonville State 81-64 at dwelling behind 30 factors from star guard Jaron Pierre Jr.
The Gamecocks will face the winner of No. 1 seed UC Irvine and Northern Colorado subsequent. Georgia Tech was one in all 4 energy convention groups competing on this 12 months’s NIT alongside Stanford, Oklahoma State and SMU.
The Golden Flashes dropped a bomb on the Bonnnies behind 14 factors by VonCameron Davis. Davis was one in all 4 Kent State gamers to complete with double-digit factors within the win. The Golden Flashes face No. 2 Stanford, which defeated Cal State Northridge, within the subsequent spherical.
Is it your 12 months to win the bracket pool? You will not know in the event you do not play! Enter your March Insanity® brackets in the present day to compete with buddies and for prizes!
The headlining sport of Wednesday’s slate will likely be No. 1 seed SMU internet hosting Northern Iowa. SMU missed out on the NCAA Match after going 23-10 in Andy Enfield’s first season with this system. No. 1 seed UC Irvine can also be in motion in opposition to Northern Colorado later within the night.
Here’s a have a look at the complete bracket and dates:
2025 NIT key dates
First Spherical: March 18-19
Second spherical: March 22-23
Quarterfinals: March 25-26
Semifinals: April 1 (Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis)
Championship: April 3 (Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis)
All instances Japanese
2025 NIT First Spherical schedule
Video games within the first three rounds to be performed on the higher-seeded staff’s dwelling enviornment until famous
SMU Area
FIRST ROUND
No. 1 SMU vs. Northern Iowa | Wednesday, 7 p.m.
No. 2 North Texas vs. Furman | Wednesday, 8 p.m.
No. 3 Arkansas State 103, Saint Louis 78 | Recap
No. 4 Oklahoma State 89, Wichita State 79 | Recap
SECOND ROUND
TBD vs. No. 3 Arkansas State
TBD vs. No. 4 Oklahoma State
Dayton Area
FIRST ROUND
No. 1 Dayton at Florida Atlantic | Wednesday, 7 p.m.
No. 2 George Mason vs. Samford | Wednesday, 7 p.m.
No. 3 Bradley vs. North Alabama | Wednesday 8 p.m.
Chattanooga 109, No. 4 Center Tennessee 103 (3OT) | Recap
SECOND ROUND
TBD vs. TBD
TBD vs. Chattanooga
Irvine Area
FIRST ROUND
No. 1 UC Irvine vs. Northern Colorado | Wednesday, 10 p.m.
No. 2 Santa Clara 101, UC Riverside 62 | Recap
No. 3 Saint Joseph’s vs. UAB | Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Jacksonville State 81, No. 4 Georgia Tech 64 | Recap
SECOND ROUND
No. 2 Santa Clara vs. TBD
Jacksonville State vs. TBD
San Francisco Area
FIRST ROUND
No. 1 San Francisco vs. Utah Valley | Wednesday, 11 p.m.
No. 2 Stanford 87, CSUN 70 | Recap
Kent State 75, No. 3 St. Bonaventure 56 | Recap
No. 4 San Jose State vs. Loyola Chicago | Wednesday 11 p.m.
SECOND ROUND
Kent State vs. No. 2 Stanford
TBD vs. TBD
