Men’s college basketball: NIT update
Published 6:15 am Monday, March 25, 2019
NIT
Second Round
Friday, March 22
Creighton 79, Memphis 67
Saturday, March 23
Indiana 63, Arkansas 60
Lipscomb 86, UNC-Greensboro 69
Sunday, March 24
Wichita State 63, Clemson 55
Texas 78, Xavier 76, OT
N.C. State 78, Harvard 77
TCU 88, Nebraska 72
Monday, March 25
Norfolk State (22-13) at Colorado (22-12), 9 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 26
TCU (22-13) at Creighton (20-14), 8:30 p.m.
Indiana (19-15) vs. Wichita State (21-14), TBA
Wednesday, March 27
Lipscomb (27-7) vs. N.C. State (24-11), TBA
Norfolk State-Colorado winner vs. Texas (18-16), TBA
Semifinals
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Tuesday, April 2
Game 1, 7 p.m.
Game 2, 9:30 p.m.
Championship
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Thursday, April 4
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
NIT boxes
NC State 78, Harvard 77
HARVARD (19-12)
Perez 0-0 0-0 0, Lewis 7-7 2-2 16, Bassey 2-3 1-2 5, Aiken 6-18 4-6 19, Kirkwood 8-12 3-4 19, Forbes 0-0 2-2 2, Baker 2-6 0-0 4, Djuricic 0-1 0-0 0, Catchings 0-2 0-0 0, Welsh 0-0 0-0 0, Haskett 3-5 0-0 8, Juzang 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 29-55 14-18 77.
NC STATE (24-11)
Bryce 6-12 4-5 16, Walker 1-3 2-2 4, M.Johnson 4-12 3-4 13, Dorn 3-10 3-6 10, Beverly 2-9 4-4 10, Funderburk 2-4 2-3 7, Hellems 0-1 0-0 0, Daniels 6-10 0-1 14, Harris 2-2 0-0 4, Lockett 0-2 0-2 0. Totals 26-65 18-27 78.
Harvard 39 38—77
NC State 38 40—78
3-Point Goals — Harvard 5-19 (Aiken 3-8, Haskett 2-3, Djuricic 0-1, Baker 0-2, Catchings 0-2, Kirkwood 0-3), NC State 8-27 (Daniels 2-5, M.Johnson 2-6, Beverly 2-8, Funderburk 1-1, Dorn 1-3, Lockett 0-1, Bryce 0-3). Fouled Out— Kirkwood. Rebounds — Harvard 32 (Lewis 7), NC State 30 (Dorn 8). Assists— Harvard 10 (Kirkwood 5), NC State 10 (M.Johnson 5). Total Fouls — Harvard 21, NC State 18. A — 5,500 (9,500).
Wichita State 63, Clemson 55
WICHITA ST. (21-14)
McDuffie 5-12 3-6 16, Echenique 7-8 2-2 18, Haynes-Jones 4-15 0-0 10, Dennis 3-8 2-2 9, Burton 0-2 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Poor Bear-Chandler 1-1 0-0 2, Midtgaard 3-4 0-0 6, Torres 1-2 0-0 2, Stevenson 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 24-55 7-10 63.
CLEMSON (20-14)
Simms 2-3 2-2 7, Thomas 2-8 4-8 8, Skara 1-5 4-4 7, Reed 5-20 8-10 18, Trapp 1-8 4-5 6, White 2-2 1-2 5, Tyson 0-0 0-0 0, Jemison 0-0 0-0 0, Newman 2-7 0-0 4, Davis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-53 23-31 55.
Wichita St. 29 34—63
Clemson 24 31—55
3-Point Goals — Wichita St. 8-24 (McDuffie 3-9, Echenique 2-3, Haynes-Jones 2-5, Dennis 1-5, Stevenson 0-2), Clemson 2-14 (Simms 1-2, Skara 1-3, Newman 0-1, Trapp 0-3, Reed 0-5). Fouled Out— None. Rebounds — Wichita St. 35 (Dennis 11), Clemson 29 (Thomas 8). Assists — Wichita St. 11 (Torres, Haynes-Jones, Burton 3), Clemson 6 (Reed, Trapp, Newman, Simms, Thomas, Skara 1). Total Fouls — Wichita St. 23, Clemson 14. Technicals— Clemson coach Brad Brownell, Thomas. A — 3,266 (10,000).