Tulsa and New Mexico each gained quarterfinal video games on Tuesday to advance to the NIT semifinals and can face one another April 2 at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
No. 1 seed Tulsa superior with an 83-79 win over Wichita State behind a standout efficiency from guard Tylen Riley. He completed with 21 factors, six rebounds and 6 assists within the win over the Shockers.
No. 1 seed New Mexico moved on to the semifinals after defeating Saint Joseph’s 84-69 behind 27 factors from Tomislav Bulijan.
Wednesday will see the opposite facet of the bracket get stuffed out. No. 1 seed Auburn hosts No. 2 seed Nevada, whereas No. 2 seed Dayton will face No. 4 seed Illinois State. Auburn, the one remaining high-major group within the area, has by no means reached the semifinals of the NIT. The Tigers’ final look within the NIT got here in 2009, once they misplaced to Baylor within the quarterfinals.
Solely 4 energy convention groups are competing within the NIT this 12 months: Auburn, Cal, Wake Forest and Oklahoma State. A number of applications — similar to Seton Corridor, Virginia Tech, Belmont and San Diego State — declined an invite to the NIT after lacking out on the NCAA Match.
Here’s a take a look at the total bracket.
2026 NIT schedule
All instances Japanese
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 24
Wednesday, March 25
- No. 2 Dayton vs. No. 4 Illinois State, 7 p.m. | ESPN2, fuboTV (strive totally free)
- No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 2 Nevada, 9 p.m. | ESPN2, fuboTV (strive totally free)
Semifinals
Thursday, April 2
Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis
- No. 1 Tulsa vs. No. 1 New Mexico, TBD | ESPN, fuboTV (strive totally free)
- TBD vs. TBD | ESPN, fuboTV (strive totally free)
Championship
Sunday, April 5
Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis
- Semifinal winners | 8 p.m. | ESPN2, fuboTV (strive totally free)
Auburn Area
FIRST ROUND
No. 1 Auburn 78, South Alabama 67 | Recap
No. 2 Nevada 89, Murray State 75 | Recap
Liberty 77, No. 3 George Mason 71 | Recap
No. 4 Seattle U 67, St. Thomas (MN) 52 | Recap
SECOND ROUND
No. 1 Auburn 91, No. 4 Seattle U 85 | Recap
No. 2 Nevada 73, Liberty 63 | Recap
Albuquerque Area
FIRST ROUND
No. 1 New Mexico 107, Sam Houston 83 | Recap
No. 2 Cal 91, UIC 73 | Recap
No. 3 Colorado State vs. Saint Joseph’s | Recap
George Washington 79, No. 4 Utah Valley 78 | Recap
SECOND ROUND
No. 1 New Mexico 86, George Washington 61 | Recap
Saint Joseph’s 76, No. 2 Cal 75 | Recap
Winston-Salem Area
FIRST ROUND
No. 1 Wake Forest 82, Navy 72 | Recap
No. 2 Dayton 80, Bradley 66 | Recap
UNCW 68, No. 3 Yale 67 | Recap
No. 4 Illinois State vs. Kent State | Recap
SECOND ROUND
No. 4 Illinois State 78, No. 1 Wake Forest 75 | Recap
No. 2 Dayton 80, UNC-Wilmington 61 | Recap
Tulsa Area
FIRST ROUND
No. 1 Tulsa 89, Stephen F. Austin 84 (OT) | Recap
No. 2 Oklahoma State 84, Davidson 80 | Recap
No. 3 Wichita State 74, Wyoming 70 | Recap
UNLV 75, No. 4 UC Irvine 72 | Recap
SECOND ROUND
No. 1 Tulsa 77, UNLV 66 | Recap
No. 3 Wichita State 96, No. 2 Oklahoma State 70 | Recap