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NCAA.com | March 30, 2017

Bracket, times and scores for this NIT

Thirty-two teams entered, and only TCU was left standing as the 2017 NIT champion. The Horned Frogs destroyed Georgia Tech from the opening tip to hoist the trophy at Madison Square Garden.

Take a look at the tournament bracket below or scroll through the round-by-round tables with scores and links to the recap from each game.

BRACKET: Printable 2017 NIT bracket

 

FIRST ROUND

DATE TIME (ET) TV MATCHUP
March 14 7 p.m. ESPN No. 2 Illinois 82, No. 7 Valparaiso 57
March 14 7:15 p.m. ESPN2 No. 5 Mississippi 91, No. 4 Monmouth 83
March 14 8 p.m. ESPNU No. 7 Oakland 74, No. 2 Clemson 69
March 14 9 p.m. ESPN3 No. 4 Colorado State 81, No. 5 Charleston 74 
March 14 9 p.m. ESPN No. 6 Georgia Tech 75, No. 3 Indiana 63
March 14 9:15 p.m. ESPN2 No. 6 Richmond 71, No. 3 Alabama 64
March 14 10 p.m. ESPNU No. 6 Boise State 73, No. 3 Utah 68
March 14 11:15 p.m. ESPN2 No. 8 CSU Bakersfield 73, No. 1 California 66
March 15 7 p.m. ESPN2 No. 1 Syracuse 90, No. 8 UNCG 77
March 15 7 p.m. ESPN3 No. 7 Belmont 78, No. 2 Georgia 69
March 15 7 p.m. ESPN3 No. 4 UCF 79, No. 5 Colorado 74
March 15 7:30 p.m. ESPNU No. 7 Akron 78, No. 2 Houston 75
March 15 8 p.m. ESPN3 No. 4 TCU 66, No. 5 Fresno State 59
March 15 9 p.m. ESPN2 No. 1 Iowa 87, No. 8 South Dakota 75
March 15 9:30 p.m. ESPNU No. 1 Illinois State 85, No. 8 UC Irvine 71
March 15 11 p.m. ESPN2 No. 6 UT Arlington 105, No. 3 BYU 85

SECOND ROUND

DATE TIME (ET) TV MATCHUP
March 18 11 a.m. ESPN No. 5 Mississippi 85, No. 1 Syracuse 80
March 19 Noon ESPN No. 6 Georgia Tech 71,  No. 7 Belmont 57
March 19 5 p.m. ESPN2 No. 4 TCU 94, No. 1 Iowa 92 (OT)
March 19 7:30 p.m. ESPNU No. 6 Richmond 87, No. 7 Oakland 83
March 20 7 p.m. ESPN No. 4 UCF 63, No.1 Illinois State 62
March 20 8 p.m. ESPNU No. 6 UT Arlington 85, No. 7 Akron 69
March 20 9 p.m. ESPN No. 2 Illinois 71, No. 6 Boise State 56
March 20 11:15 p.m. ESPN2 No. 8 CSU Bakersfield 81, No.4 Colorado State 63

QUARTERFINALS

DATE TIME (ET) TV MATCHUP
March 21 7 p.m. ESPN2 No. 4 TCU 86, No. 6 Richmond 68
March 21 9 p.m. ESPN2 No. 6 Georgia Tech 74, No. 5 Mississippi 66
March 22 7 p.m. ESPN2 No. 4 UCF 68, No. 2 Illinois 58
March 22 9 p.m. ESPNU No. 8 CSU Bakersfield 80, No. 6 UT Arlington 76

SEMIFINALS (AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN)

DATE TIME (ET) TV MATCHUP
March 28 7 p.m. ESPN No. 6 Georgia Tech 76, No. 8 CSU Bakersfield 61
March 28 9 p.m. ESPN No. 4 TCU 68, No. 4 UCF 53

FINAL (AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN)

DATE TIME (ET) TV MATCHUP
March 30 8 p.m. ESPN No. 4 TCU 88, No. 6 Georgia Tech 56

 

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