NIT bracket 2024: Tournament schedule, scores, dates, times as Boston College upsets Providence in first round

Tuesday's first round of the 2024 NIT Tournament provided upsets and exciting finishes, and more excitement is possibly on the way on Wednesday. The fun began when Ohio State stopped a late rally to defeat Cornell 88-83. Reigning NIT champion North Texas went on the road to defeat LSU, while Boston College also won on the road against Providence 62-57.

Even though Xavier star Desmond Claude scored a game-high 30 points, Georgia held on for a 78-76 victory. The Bulldogs led by as many as 23 points in the second half before the Musketeers closed it out down the stretch.

With Minnesota trailing Butler by one with less than five seconds left, Elijah Hawkins made a pair of free throws and helped his team put the game away at the other end to seal a 73-72 victory. Iowa eliminated Kansas State 91-82 at home thanks to 30 points from Payton Sandfort and USF advanced with an 83-77 victory over UCF.

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UNLV's matchup with Princeton and Indiana State's matchup with SMU top the NIT slate for Wednesday.

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Key dates of NIT 2024

First round: March 19-20
Second round: March 23-24
Quarter finals: March 26-27
Semifinals: April 2 (Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis)
Championship: April 4 (Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis)

All Eastern Time

NIT First Round Schedule 2024

The matches in the first three rounds will be played at the home stadium of the highest-ranked team.

Upper left region

First round

• No. 1 Seton Hall vs. Saint Joseph's | Wednesday, 7 p.m.
• No. 2 Princeton vs. UNLV | Wednesday, 8 p.m.
• Boston College 62, No. 3 Providence 57
• North Texas 84, No. 4 LSU 77

Second round

• Boston College vs. TBD
• North Texas versus TBD

lower left region

First round

• No. 1 Wake Forest vs. Appalachian State | Wednesday, 8 p.m.
• No. 2 Ohio State 88, Cornell 83
• No. 3 Virginia Tech 74, Richmond 58
• No. 4 Georgia 78, Xavier 76

Second round

• No. 4 Georgia vs. TBD
• No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Virginia Tech

Upper right region

First round

• No. 1 Indiana State vs. SMU | Wednesday, 7 p.m.
• No. 2 Cincinnati vs. San Francisco | Wednesday, 9 p.m.
• No. 3 Bradley vs. Loyola Chicago | Wednesday, 7 p.m.
• Minnesota 73, Butler No. 4 72

Second round

Right Bottom Bracket

• No. 1 Villanova vs. VCU | Wednesday, 9 p.m.
• No. 2 Utah 84, UC Irvine 75
• No. 3 Iowa 91, Kansas State 82
• USF 83, No. 4 UCF 77

Second round

• No. 2 Utah vs. No. 3 Iowa
• USF versus TBD