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In their second round NIT game last night, Colorado wasted little time jumping out to a 20-point lead at halftime and ended up holding off a brief Norfolk State challenge before easily winning 76-60 to advance to the NIT Quarterfinal round at Texas on Wednesday. Tyler Bey led the Buffaloes with 17 points and 9 rebounds.
The CBI also resumed last night – West Virginia had to have been playing like they wished to be anywhere else in the world last night. The Mountaineers gave up a school-record 109 points at home in an eighteen-point loss to Coastal Carolina. Four players scored in double figures for the Chanticleers; they were led by a 34-point performance from Devante Jones. Their reward will be a trip to DePaul on Wednesday night in the first CBI semifinal; the Blue Demons punched their ticket with a 97-89 victory against Longwood.
Home cooking also paved the way for South Florida to beat Utah Valley and Loyola Marymount to beat Brown as well. LMU will travel across the country to play at South Florida in the second semifinal matchup on Thursday.
There were also a pair of road wins in the CIT last night; Texas Southern ended up winning at UTRGV and Cal State-Bakersfield won their second road game in a row with their victory at Southern Utah.
(6) WICHITA STATE AT (1) INDIANA (7:00 PM, ESPN) – The first quarterfinal matchup of the NIT pairs up a Wichita State team that pulled off some clutch road wins at Furman and Clemson against an Indiana team that has been able to win both of their home games in the NIT without the services of Romeo Langford.
(2) CREIGHTON AT (1) TCU (9:00 PM, ESPN) – This is the only matchup in the NIT where both of the top two teams advanced in their region. TCU won comfortably against Sam Houston State and Nebraska, whereas Creighton will go on the road for the first time in the NIT after home wins against Loyola-Chicago and Memphis.
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT HAMPTON (7:00 PM, WatchCIT.com, 2nd Round) – Hampton will live to host another game after their 81-72 victory at home against Saint Francis-Brooklyn in the John McLendon Classic last week. Charleston Southern had a closer game against Florida Atlantic last week, but still ended up with a 2-point win.
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AT GREEN BAY (8:00 PM, WatchCIT.com, 2nd Round) – FIU earned their first ever postseason victory last week with an 87-81 win at Texas State last week. Green Bay had the most surprising win in the CIT thus far with an 8-point victory at East Tennessee State in the Hugh Durham Classic.
PRESBYTERIAN AT MARSHALL (7:00 PM, WatchCIT.com, Quarterfinal) – In an odd scheduling quirk, Marshall was one of three teams (along with NJIT and Louisiana-Monroe) that got a bye into the quarterfinal round based on their performance in the first round where they beat IUPUI 78-73 in the Jim Phelan Classic. Presbyterian finds itself playing its third road game in seven days after wins at Seattle and Robert Morris.