The second round of the NIT Tournament tipped off Saturday, as the No. 4-seeded UMass Minutemen upset the No. 1 Seton Hall Pirates to advance to the Elite 8. One more victory and the Minutemen will move on to the Final Four, which will be played in New York's Madison Square Garden.
Two local college hoops program trying and do the same thing Sunday, as the Drexel Dragons and Bucknell Bison each play Sweet 16 contest. Check back to this SB Nation Philly StoryStream for previews of both games.
A complete NIT bracket can be found here.
Region 1
(1) Northwestern Wildcats at (1) Washington Huskies, Friday, 10 p.m., ESPNU
(7) Iowa Hawkeyes at No. 3 Oregon Ducks, Sunday, 5 p.m. on ESPNU
Region 2
(4) Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at (1) Tennessee Volunteers, Monday, 7 p.m. on ESPN
(6) Minnesota Golden Gophers at (2) Miami Hurricanes, Monday, 9 p.m. on ESPN
Region 3
(4) UMass Minutemen 77, (1) Seton Hall Pirates 67
(7) Northern Iowa Panthers at (3) Drexel Dragons, Sunday, 11 a.m. on ESPN
Region 4
(8) Bucknell Bison at (5) Nevada Wolfpack, Sunday 3 p.m. on ESPNU
(7) Illinois State Redbirds at (3) Stanford Cardinal, Monday, 11:30 p.m. on ESPN2
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