2012 NIT TV Schedule with 2012 Live NIT Games & Broadcast Schedule
March 29th, 2012 byTuesday night begins the 2012 NIT bracket, and here at Bankroll Sports, we are taking a look at the NIT TV schedule and where you can catch the NIT live on TV!
NIT Final Bracket: NIT Games On TV For Thursday, March 29th (3/29/12)
#6 Minnesota 51 vs. #3 Stanford 76
There was never really all that much of a doubt about who was capturing the 2012 NIT from the very start on Thursday night. Stanord came out of the blocks on fire and put the Golden Gophers behind the 8-ball early, and it never really looked back en route to one of the biggest wins that a team has had here in the NIT Final Four at Madison Square Garden in quite some time. The Cardinal didn’t win the Preseason NIT this year, eventually choking what would have been a big time win away against the Syracuse Orange, but they got the job done in this one and made sure to keep their foot on the gas pedal this time around to finish off the season on a high note with a postseason tournament title.
NIT Final Four Bracket: NIT Games On TV For Tuesday, March 27th (3/27/12)
#5 Massachusetts 64 vs. #3 Stanford 74
#6 Minnesota 68 vs. #1 Washington 67
We figured that we were going to see two very interesting games here in the NIT Semifinals in Madison Square Garden, and we got just that. Stanford was able to run up and down the court, especially in the second half to put away the Atlantic 10 reps from UMass. The Cardinal picked up 18 points from a largely unheralded Anthony Brown, who recorded a season high in points just at the right time. Stanford’s defense proved to be stingy for the Minutemen, especially from the outside, and in the end, shooting just 5-of-22 from beyond the arc proved to be the killer for Massachusetts.
The thought of an all Pac-12 NIT Final went down the drain in the second half of the double dip, though. Washington was the slightly favored team over Minnesota on Tuesday night, but the last top seed left standing in this tournament just never got the game up to the pace that it was hoping for. Scoring just 26 points in the first half was prohibitive to say the least, and though the Huskies were able to fight back to score 35 in the second half to force OT, getting just six points in the extra frame certainly didn’t help matters at all. Minnesota effectively got all of its best minutes out of Rodney Williams, Andre Hollins, and Austin Hollins. These three combined to play 123 out of a possible 135 minutes, and they scored 50 of the team’s 68 points.
Quarterfinal NIT Bracket: NIT Games On TV For Wednesday, March 21st (3/21/12)
#6 Minnesota 78 @ #4 Middle Tennessee State 72
#5 Nevada 56 @ #3 Stanford 84
The field for the NIT Final Four is set, and Minnesota and Stanford have both punched their tickets. The road for the Golden Gophers was quite difficult, as they had to play three road games to reach MSG. Rodney Williams’ huge NIT continued on Wednesday night when he came up with a whopping 24 points, leading the charge in the second half in Murfreesboro to take down the Blue Raiders. Nevada was a team that went on a nice little run to get to this point as well, but it was clearly overmatched by the Pac-12 reps. Stanford is proving that it has a team that should have at least been in consideration for the NCAA Tournament in spite of the fact that it was never really considered to be on the bubble in spite of all of its wins. Getting seven players with at least eight points in one game always helps, and that’s how the Cardinal rode themselves to victory in the quarters.
Quarterfinal NIT Bracket: NIT Games On TV For Tuesday, March 20th (3/20/12)
#5 Massachusetts 72 @ #3 Drexel 70
#3 Oregon 86 @ #1 Washington 90
The first two tickets have been punched to Madison Square Garden, and it is clear that the shocker of the bunch is the fact that UMass was able to take down Drexel. The Atlantic 10 has represented quite well here in the postseason with Xavier in the Sweet 16 and now the Minutemen in the NIT Final Four. It was another strong offensive effort that pushed UMass to its third upset on the road in this tourney. Oregon’s offense didn’t slow down a beat once it had to go on the road, but in the end, the Huskies just had more offense to bring to the table with a high scoring victory at the Alaska Airlines Arena. U-Dub is the only top seed to survive to make it to MSG, and it is going to be the clear cut favorite when the four teams end up getting assembled at the Mecca of basketball.
Second Round NIT Bracket: NIT Games On TV For Monday, March 19th (3/19/12)
#4 Middle Tennessee State 71 @ #1 Tennessee 64
#6 Minnesota 78 @ #2 Miami 60
#7 Illinois State 88 @ #3 Stanford 92
It was definitely a bad day to be a top seed. The three home teams went a combined 0-3 ATS on the day on Monday, and that has really set up a very ecceltic set of quarterfinal matchups to be played in the NIT for the right to go to Madison Square Garden. The Blue Raiders were able to go on the road in a huge instate battle with Tennessee, and they were able to walk away from Knoxville with a victory that was the most monumental upset that a Sun Belt team has had all season long. Meanwhile, a Minnesota team that appeared to be giving up on the season just a few weeks ago now has a second straight road win here in the NIT, this one coming over a Miami team that had played some big time games at the Bank Atlantic Center this year. Illinois State did everything that it could offensively to be able to take down the Cardinal, but it just wasn’t meant to be when push came to shove. Stanford is now one of the three teams from the Pac-12 to be in the quarterfinals of this tournament.
Second Round NIT Bracket: NIT Games On TV For Sunday, March 18th (3/18/12)
#7 Northern Iowa 63 @ #3 Drexel 65
#8 Bucknell 67 @ #5 Nevada 75
#7 Iowa 97 @ #3 Oregon 108
Home teams haven’t always been the greatest here in the NIT, but on Sunday, all of the hosts were able to get into the quarterfinals. Drexel was the team that had the toughest challenge, as it really had to fight hard to dispose of a UNI team that proved to be a nuisance here in the NIT. The Missouri Valley Conference has done well over the course of the whole postseason for sure. Oregon’s offense was really rolling against Iowa on Sunday afternoon. The Ducks came out like a house of fire and nearly shot 60 percent from the field. The Hawkeyes gave it everything they had in one of their best offensive games on the season, but it just wasn’t enough to fend off the U of O. Nevada, a team that never would have envisioned getting a home game here in the NIT, did just that and is now well on its way to the quarters and is one step from Madison Square Garden after dismissing Bucknell.
Second Round NIT Bracket: NIT Games On TV For Saturday, March 17th (3/17/12)
#5 Massachusetts 77 @ #1 Seton Hall 67
We knew that it was entirely possible that Seton Hall was going to get bounced out of the NIT on Saturday, and that’s precisely what happened. Really from start to finish, the Minutemen felt like the better team, and they just felt like they were always going to be able to move on to get the job done. There was just no answer for the UMass players on the glass. Four of them had at least seven rebounds, and the Minutemen clearly had the upper hand in terms of the quality of play and the hustle that was involved. Now, the A-10 is well represented just one step away from Madison Square Garden.
Second Round NIT Bracket: NIT Games On TV For Friday, March 16th (3/16/12)
#4 Northwestern 55 @ #1 Washington 76
The Huskies really never had troubles with the Wildcats, and now, Head Coach Lorenzo Romar and the gang are starting to save face in an otherwise utter disappointment of a season for the Pac-12. There is just one more game that awaits before a trip to Madison Square Garden, and we give credit to this team for getting on the horse and getting the job done here in the NIT even though it was one of the many teams that was brutally disappointed with the fact that it is here in the NIT and not in the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats were never really in the right mindset to win this tournament, and it showed when it had to take the long roadie to Seattle on Friday night.
First Round NIT Bracket: NIT Games On TV For Wednesday, March 14th (3/14/12)
#6 Minnesota 70 @ #3 La Salle 61
#6 UCF 56 @ #3 Drexel 81
#7 Northern Iowa 67 @ #2 St. Joseph’s 65
#7 Valparaiso 50 @ #2 Miami 66
#8 Bucknell 65 @ #1 Arizona 54
#5 Nevada 68 @ #4 Oral Roberts 59
#7 Illinois State 96 @ #2 Ole Miss 93
The second night of the NIT was definitely one that was worth watching. There were definitely some upsets on tap, and the biggest of the bunch saw Bucknell go on the road and knock off an Arizona team that was right on the verge of the NCAA Tournament. It was yet another dismal day for the Pac-12, which has seen seemingly all of its teams either struggle or get bounced from their postseason conference tournaments.
It was also a great night for the Missouri Valley Conference. The NIT Selection Committee could have picked gobs of other teams for their bracket, but in the end, they decided to make the last two teams in the field Illinois State and Northern Iowa. Now, there are definitely no regrets about either one. UNI went on the road and toppled St. Joe’s by a bucket, while Illinois State outlasted Ole Miss in OT thanks to shooting 62.7 percent from the field.
There was a lot of talk that Nevada might be in bad shape on the road against Oral Roberts, but the Wolf Pack had the answer on Wednesday night. They were able to notch a big road win that spoke volumes to just how good the WAC might have been this season.
Valpo proved to be no match for a Miami team that looks like it really can be a contender in this tournament, while Drexel also held serve at home against UCF in the biggest blowout of the night. Minnesota also took care of business on the road, taking care of La Salle by nine. The “Big 5″ teams from the City of Brotherly Love ended up going just 1-2 on the evening.
First Round NIT Bracket: NIT Games On TV For Tuesday, March 13th (3/13/12)
#5 Massachusetts 101 @ #4 Mississippi State 96
#8 Stony Brook 61 @ #1 Seton Hall 63
#2 Dayton 75 @ #7 Iowa 84
#8 Savannah State 51 @ #1 Tennessee 65
#5 Akron 74 @ #4 Northwestern 76
#5 Marshall 78 @ #4 Middle Tennessee State 86
#6 LSU 76 @ #3 Oregon 96
#8 Texas Arlington 72 @ #1 Washington 82
#6 Cleveland State 65 @ #3 Stanford 76
What we saw on the first day of the NIT was a lot of home teams figure out how to get the job done. Some accomplished their missions a heck of a lot easier than others did, but in the end, most of the higher seeds advanced.
Of course, the team that we felt the most sorry for was Dayton, which ended up having to go on the road with the First Four occurring in its home building, and the end result, very predictable, was a loss to an Iowa team that has been dominating teams of late at Carver Hawkeye Arena.
Tennessee, MTSU, Washington, and Stanford made it through their first round games without all that much trouble. Oregon was the dominating team of the bunch, as it absolutely smacked LSU by 20 on that funky court in Eugene.
Northwestern was able to survive a challenge from Akron in Evanston, but the game of the night clearly was the one between UMass and Mississippi State. We give the Bulldogs all of the credit in the world for being willing to fight for two overtimes with this team out of the A-10, but in the end, it was the Minutemen that were able to prevail when push came to shove.












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