2021 NIT: Bracket, schedule, scores, TV channels
2021 NIT bracket
2021 NIT schedule, scores
Here is the 2021 NIT schedule, results and a link to live scoring. No. 1 seed Memphis won the 2021 NIT with a 77-65 win over No. 4 seed Mississippi State on Sunday. Both the Tigers and Bulldogs won their semifinal games by more than 20 points to reach the finals.
Memphis' Landers Nolley was named the NIT Most Outstanding Player after averaging 16.5 points per game in four games.
Louisiana Tech won the NIT third-place game.
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Third place — Sunday, March 28
Championship — Sunday, March 28
Past results
First round — Wednesday, March 17
First round — Thursday, March 18
First round — Friday, March 19
First round — Saturday, March 20
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 25
- Mississippi State 68, Richmond 67
- Colorado State 65, NC State 61
- Memphis 59, Boise State 56
- Louisiana Tech 72, Western Kentucky 65
Semifinals — Saturday, March 27
Richmond, Western Kentucky advance to 2021 NIT quarterfinals
The first games of the 2021 NIT are in the books with No. 2 seed Richmond and No. 3 seed Western Kentucky moving on to next week's quarterfinals.
The Spiders overcame an early 9-point deficit and held Toledo to 28 percent shooting in the second half to defeat the Rockets 76-66. Senior Jacob Gilyard led Richmond with a balanced performance of 18 points, five assists, four steals and three rebounds. Sophomore Tyler Burton added a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds while senior Nathan Cayo chipped in another 15 points.
Western Kentucky edged Saint Mary's 69-67, getting big plays from its two leading scorers after it saw an 11-point lead evaporate. Junior big man Charles Bassey tied the game on a dunk with 35 seconds to go right after the Gaels took a late lead. After the Hilltoppers came away with a defensive stop on the next possession, senior Taveion Hollingsworth drove the lane in transition and drew a foul, knocking down the game-winning free throws with 3.3 seconds remaining. Hollingsworth led all scorers with 21 points while Bassey wasn't far behind with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
The opening round of the NIT will continue Thursday, March 18 with No. 2 seed Davidson facing No. 3 seed NC State at 7 p.m. ET and 2-seed Boise State taking on 3-seed SMU at 9 p.m. ET.
NIT champions, history
Temple won the first NIT, defeating Colorado in the 1938 final. Texas won the most recent title, taking the championship in 2019.
| YEAR | SCHOOL | SCORE | RUNNER UP | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Temple | 60-36 | Colorado | Don Shields, Temple |
| 1939 | Long Island | 44-32 | Loyola | Bill Lloyd, St. John's |
| 1940 | Colorado | 51-40 | Duquesne | Bob Doll, Colorado |
| 1941 | Long Island | 56-42 | Ohio | Frankie Baumholtz, Ohio |
| 1942 | West Virginia | 47-45 | Western Kentucky State | Rudy Baric, West Virginia |
| 1943 | St. John's | 48-27 | Toledo | Harry Boykoff, St. John's |
| 1944 | St. John's | 47-39 | DePaul | Bill Kotsores, St. John's |
| 1945 | DePaul | 71-54 | Bowling Green | George Mikan, DePaul |
| 1946 | Kentucky | 46-45 | Rhode Island | Ernie Calverley, Rhode Island |
| 1947 | Utah | 49-45 | Kentucky | Vern Gardner, Utah |
| 1948 | Saint Louis | 65-52 | NYU | Ed Macauley, Saint Louis |
| 1949 | San Francisco | 48-47 | Loyola Chicago | Don Lofgran, San Francisco |
| 1950 | CCNY | 69-61 | Bradley | Ed Warner, CCNY |
| 1951 | BYU | 62-43 | Dayton | Roland Minson, BYU |
| 1952 | La Salle | 75-64 | Dayton | Tom Gola and Norm Grekin, La Salle |
| 1953 | Seton Hall | 58-46 | St. John's | Walter Dukes, Seton Hall |
| 1954 | Holy Cross | 71-62 | Duquesne | Togo Palazzi, Holy Cross |
| 1955 | Duquesne | 70-58 | Dayton | Maurice Stokes, St. Francis (PA) |
| 1956 | Louisville | 93-80 | Dayton | Charlie Tyra, Louisville |
| 1957 | Bradley | 84-83 | Memphis State | Win Wilfong, Memphis State |
| 1958 | Xavier | 78-74 | Dayton | Hank Stein, Xavier |
| 1959 | St. John's | 76-71 | Bradley | Tony Jackson, St. John's |
| 1960 | Bradley | 88-72 | Providence | Lenny Wilkens, Providence |
| 1961 | Providence | 62-59 | Saint Louis | Vin Ernst, Providence |
| 1962 | Dayton | 73-67 | St. John's | Bill Chmielewski, Dayton |
| 1963 | Providence | 81-66 | Canisius | Raymond Flynn, Providence |
| 1964 | Bradley | 86-54 | New Mexico | Levern Tart, Bradley |
| 1965 | St. John's | 55-51 | Villanova | Ken McIntyre, St. John's |
| 1966 | BYU | 97-84 | NYU | Bill Melchionni, Villanova |
| 1967 | Southern Illinois | 71-56 | Marquette | Walt Frazier, Southern Illinois |
| 1968 | Dayton | 61-48 | Kansas | Don May, Dayton |
| 1969 | Temple | 89-76 | Boston College | Terry Driscoll, Boston College |
| 1970 | Marquette | 65-53 | St. John's | Dean Meminger, Marquette |
| 1971 | North Carolina | 84-66 | Georgia Tech | Bill Chamberlain, North Carolina |
| 1972 | Maryland | 100-69 | Niagara | Tom McMillen, Maryland |
| 1973 | Virginia Tech | 92-91 | Notre Dame | John Schumate, Notre Dame |
| 1974 | Purdue | 87-81 | Utah | Mike Sojourner, Utah |
| 1975 | Princeton | 80-69 | Providence | Ron Lee, Oregon |
| 1976 | Kentucky | 71-67 | Charlotte | Cedric Maxwell, Charlotte |
| 1977 | St. Bonaventure | 94-91 | Houston | Greg Sanders, St. Bonaventure |
| 1978 | Texas | 101-93 | NC State | Jim Krivacs and Ron Baxter, Texas |
| 1979 | Indiana | 53-52 | Purdue | Butch Carter and Ray Tolbert, Indiana |
| 1980 | Virginia | 58-55 | Minnesota | Ralph Sampson, Virginia |
| 1981 | Tulsa | 86-84 | Syracuse | Greg Stewart, Tulsa |
| 1982 | Bradley | 67-58 | Purdue | J.J. Anderson, Bradley |
| 1983 | Fresno State | 69-60 | DePaul | Ron Anderson, Fresno State |
| 1984 | Michigan | 83-63 | Notre Dame | Tim McCormick, Michigan |
| 1985 | UCLA | 65-62 | Indiana | Reggie Miller, UCLA |
| 1986 | Ohio State | 73-63 | Wyoming | Brad Sellers, Ohio State |
| 1987 | Southern Miss | 84-80 | La Salle | Randolph Keys, Southern Miss |
| 1988 | Connecticut | 72-67 | Ohio State | Phil Gamble, Connecticut |
| 1989 | St. John's | 73-65 | Saint Louis | Jayson Williams, St. John's |
| 1990 | Vanderbilt | 74-72 | Saint Louis | Scott Draud, Vanderbilt |
| 1991 | Stanford | 78-72 | Oklahoma | Adam Keefe, Stanford |
| 1992 | Virginia | 81-76 (OT) | Notre Dame | Bryant Stith, Virginia |
| 1993 | Minnesota | 62-61 | Georgetown | Voshon Lenard, Minnesota |
| 1994 | Villanova | 80-73 | Vanderbilt | Doremus Bennerman, Siena |
| 1995 | Virginia Tech | 65-64 | Marquette | Shawn Smith, Virginia Tech |
| 1996 | Nebraska | 60-56 | Saint Joseph's | Erick Strickland, Nebraska |
| 1997 | Michigan* | 82-73 | Florida State | Robert Traylor, Michigan |
| 1998 | Minnesota* | 79-72 | Penn State | Kevin Clark, Minnesota |
| 1999 | California | 61-60 | Clemson | Sean Lampley, California |
| 2000 | Wake Forest | 71-61 | Notre Dame | Robert O'Kelley, Wake Forest |
| 2001 | Tulsa | 79-66 | Alabama | Marcus Hill, Tulsa |
| 2002 | Memphis | 72-62 | South Carolina | Dejuan Wagner, Memphis |
| 2003 | St. John's* | 70-67 | Georgetown | Marcus Hatten, St. John's |
| 2004 | Michigan | 62-55 | Rutgers | Daniel Horton, Michigan |
| 2005 | South Carolina | 60-57 | Saint Joseph's | Carlos Powell, South Carolina |
| 2006 | South Carolina | 76-64 | Michigan | Renaldo Balkman, South Carolina |
| 2007 | West Virginia | 78-73 | Clemson | Frank Young, West Virginia |
| 2008 | Ohio State | 92-85 | Massachusetts | Kosta Koufos, Ohio State |
| 2009 | Penn State | 69-63 | Baylor | Jamelle Cornley, Penn State |
| 2010 | Dayton | 79-68 | North Carolina | Chris Johnson, Dayton |
| 2011 | Wichita State | 66-57 | Alabama | Graham Hatch, Wichita State |
| 2012 | Stanford | 75-51 | Minnesota | Aaron Bright, Stanford |
| 2013 | Baylor | 74-54 | Iowa | Pierre Jackson, Baylor |
| 2014 | Minnesota | 65-63 | SMU | Austin Hollins, Minnesota |
| 2015 | Stanford | 66-64 (OT) | Miami | Chasson Randle, Stanford |
| 2016 | George Washington | 76-60 | Valparaiso | Tyler Cavanaugh, George Washington |
| 2017 | TCU | 88-56 | Georgia Tech | Kenrich Williams, TCU |
| 2018 | Penn State | 82-66 | Utah | Lamar Stevens, Penn State |
| 2019 | Texas | 81-66 | Lipscomb | Kerwin Roach, Texas |
*-Vacated