Tuesday, March 20, 2001
Men's NIT pairings
First Round
Tuesday, March 13
Alabama 85, Seton Hall 79
Memphis 71, Utah 62
Wednesday, March 14
Connecticut 72, South Carolina 65
Dayton 68, NC-Wilmington 59
Pittsburgh 84, St. Bonaventure 75
Purdue 90, Illinois State 79
Mississippi St. 75, Southern Miss. 68
Detroit 68, Bradley 49
Auburn 60, Miami 58
Tulsa 75, UC Irvine 71
Pepperdine 72, Wyoming 69
Texas-El Paso 84, McNeese State 74
Minnesota 87, Villanova 78
New Mexico 83, Baylor 73
Thursday, March 15
Toledo 76, South Alabama 67, OT
Friday, March 16
Richmond 79, West Virginia 56
Second Round
Sunday, March 18
Detroit 67, Connecticut 61
Monday, March 19
Mississippi State 66, Pittsburgh 61
Dayton 71, Richmond 56
Tulsa 76, Minnesota 73, OT
Tuesday, March 20
Auburn (18-13) at Purdue (16-14), 7 p.m.
Texas-El Paso (23-8) at Memphis (18-14), 8 p.m.
Toledo (22-10) at Alabama (22-10), 8 p.m.
Pepperdine (22-8) at New Mexico (20-12), 9 p.m.
Third Round
Wednesday, March 21 - Friday, March 23
Detroit (24-10) vs. Dayton (21-12), TBA
Alabama-Toledo winner vs. Auburn-Purdue winner, TBA
Mississippi State (18-12) vs. Tulsa (23-11), TBA
Pepperdine-New Mexico winner vs. Texas-El Paso-Memphis winner, TBA
At Madison Square Garden, New York
Tuesday, March 27
Semifinal, 7 p.m.
Semifinal, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 29
Third Place
Semifinal losers, 6 p.m.
Championship
Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.
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