College men’s basketball: NIT updated, Wake Forest, Va. Tech, BC in second round

Published 11:37 pm Thursday, March 21, 2024

NIT

First Round

Tuesday, March 19

Baton Rouge, La.

North Texas 84, LSU 77

Orlando, Fla.

South Florida 83, UCF 77

Indianapolis

Minnesota 73, Butler 72

Athens, Ga.

Georgia 78, Xavier 76

Providence, R.I.

Boston College 62, Providence 57

Iowa City, Iowa

Iowa 91, Kansas St. 82

Blacksburg, Va.

Virginia Tech 74, Richmond 58

Salt Lake City

Utah 84, UC Irvine 75

Columbus, Ohio

Ohio St. 88, Cornell 83

Wednesday, March 20

Newark, N.J.

Seton Hall 75, Saint Joseph’s 72, OT

Bryn Mawr, Pa.

VCU 70, Villanova 61

Terre Haute, Ind.

Indiana St. 101, SMU 92

Winston-Salem, N.C.

Wake Forest 87, Appalachian St. 76

Peoria, Ill.

Bradley 74, Loyola Chicago 62

Princeton, N.J.

UNLV 84, Princeton 77

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati 73, San Francisco 72, OT

Second Round

Saturday, March 23

South Orange, N.J.

Seton Hall vs. North Texas, 11:30 a.m.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati vs. Bradley, 2 p.m.

At Value City Arena

Columbus, Ohio

Ohio St. vs. Virginia Tech, 7 p.m.

Sunday, March 24

Tampa, Fla.

South Florida vs. VCU, 7:30 p.m.

At Hulman Center

Indiana St. vs. Minnesota, 2 p.m.

Winston-Salem, N.C.

Wake Forest vs. Georgia, 4 p.m.

Salt Lake City

Utah vs. Iowa, 9 p.m.

At Thomas & Mack Center

Las Vegas

UNLV vs. Boston College, 9:30 p.m.

Quarterfinals

Tuesday, March 26

At TBD

Wake Forest-Georgia winner vs. Ohio St.-Virginia Tech winner, TBA

Indiana St.-Minnesota winner vs. Cincinnati-Bradley winner, TBA

South Florida-VCU winner vs. Utah-Iowa winner, TBA

Seton Hall-North Texas winner vs. UNLV-Boston College winner, TBA

     NIT boxes

BC 62, Providence 57

BOSTON COLLEGE (20-15)

McGlockton 6-12 2-2 15, Post 5-10 2-2 12, Harris 6-15 2-4 17, Madsen 3-7 0-0 6, Zackery 1-5 0-0 2, Hand 0-4 0-0 0, Strong 3-4 3-4 10, Aligbe 0-1 0-0 0, Mighty 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-58 9-12 62.

PROVIDENCE (21-14)

Oduro 5-14 2-2 12, Dual 1-2 2-2 4, Floyd 2-10 0-0 5, Gaines 1-8 5-5 7, Pierre 8-14 0-1 21, Castro 4-4 0-0 8, Santoro 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-52 9-10 57.

Halftime_Boston College 31-30. 3-Point Goals_Boston College 5-13 (Harris 3-4, Strong 1-2, McGlockton 1-3, Hand 0-1, Zackery 0-1, Madsen 0-2), Providence 6-24 (Pierre 5-9, Floyd 1-5, Dual 0-1, Oduro 0-3, Gaines 0-6). Rebounds_Boston College 31 (McGlockton 9), Providence 29 (Oduro 9). Assists_Boston College 10 (Zackery 5), Providence 8 (Oduro 4). Total Fouls_Boston College 15, Providence 13. A_6,507 (12,410).   

Wake Forest 87, App. St. 76

APPALACHIAN ST. (27-7)

Abson 2-5 0-0 4, Gregory 3-8 4-5 10, Spillers 5-7 2-2 12, Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Harcum 5-16 0-0 14, Tate 4-11 1-1 10, Huntley 7-10 0-0 16, J.Marsh 4-6 0-0 8, Mantis 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 31-67 7-8 76.

WAKE FOREST (21-13)

Carr 2-4 0-1 4, Reid 6-9 4-6 17, Hildreth 6-13 6-9 19, Miller 9-14 10-10 31, Sallis 5-16 5-5 16, Keller 0-0 0-0 0, Friedrichsen 0-2 0-0 0, M.Marsh 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-58 25-31 87.

Halftime_Wake Forest 36-27. 3-Point Goals_Appalachian St. 7-27 (Harcum 4-11, Huntley 2-5, Tate 1-6, J.Marsh 0-1, Gregory 0-2, Mantis 0-2), Wake Forest 6-18 (Miller 3-5, Hildreth 1-2, Reid 1-2, Sallis 1-6, Carr 0-1, Friedrichsen 0-2). Fouled Out_Harcum. Rebounds_Appalachian St. 27 (Spillers 10), Wake Forest 34 (Reid 12). Assists_Appalachian St. 14 (Tate 5), Wake Forest 9 (Reid, Miller 3). Total Fouls_Appalachian St. 20, Wake Forest 13. A_6,733 (14,665).

Virginia Tech 74, Richmond 58

RICHMOND (23-10)

Bigelow 6-18 2-2 15, Quinn 3-11 0-0 6, Bailey 6-8 2-4 15, Hunt 2-7 0-0 6, King 2-9 1-2 6, Harris 1-3 0-0 2, Walz 2-3 1-1 5, Tyne 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 23-61 6-9 58.

VIRGINIA TECH (19-14)

Beran 0-3 0-0 0, Kidd 9-10 2-2 20, Cattoor 2-12 4-4 10, Collins 5-10 1-2 15, Pedulla 5-12 6-6 17, Nickel 1-1 1-1 3, Poteat 3-5 1-2 7, Young 1-1 0-0 2, Rechsteiner 0-0 0-0 0, Camden 0-0 0-0 0, Wessler 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-54 15-17 74.

Halftime_Virginia Tech 33-28. 3-Point Goals_Richmond 6-22 (Hunt 2-4, Bailey 1-1, Tyne 1-2, King 1-6, Bigelow 1-7, Harris 0-2), Virginia Tech 7-18 (Collins 4-6, Cattoor 2-7, Pedulla 1-3, Beran 0-2). Rebounds_Richmond 26 (Bigelow 7), Virginia Tech 34 (Kidd 8). Assists_Richmond 12 (King 4), Virginia Tech 15 (Pedulla 7). Total Fouls_Richmond 17, Virginia Tech 10. A_3,183 (10,052).