The NIT Tournament's road to Madison Square Garden, the site of the event's Final Four, continues Friday, as one of the remaining eight games will be played on Friday. That contest will be between the No. 1-seeded Washington Huskies against the (4) Northwestern Wildcats at 10 p.m. ET on ESPNU.
On Saturday, the local college hoops program, the (1) Seton Hall Pirates, hosts the (4) UMass Minutemen at 11 a.m. ET on ESPN. The Sweet 16 game will be played at Walsh Gymnasium in South Orange, NJ, with the winner advancing to face either (3) Drexel Dragons and (7) Northern Iowa Panthers, who each play Sunday at 11 p.m. on ESPN.
Here's a complete look at the brackets and TV schedule for the NIT Tournament (Region 1 plays Region 2 in the semifinals, while Region 3 plays Region 4):
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 at (1) Seton Hall Pirates, Saturday, 11 a.m. on ESPN
(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
A complete 2012 NIT bracket is available here.
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