University Southern California Trojans
USC To Host UNC Asheville In NIT First-Round Game Tuesday
March 11, 2018 | Men's Basketball, Features
Trojans to play in NIT for first time since 1999
The USC men's basketball team (23-11) was named a No. 1 seed in the 32-team National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and will host UNC Asheville (21-12) in a first-round game on March 13 at 8 p.m., it was announced today (March 11). The winner of the USC-UNC Asheville game will face the winner of the Boston College/Western Kentucky game in the second round.
Second-round NIT games will take place between March 16-19. NIT quarterfinals will be held on March 20 and 21 and four teams will advance to New York City for the semifinals on Tuesday, March 27. The NIT will conclude with the championship game on Thursday, March 29. The semifinal and title game will be played at New York's historic Madison Square Garden for the 81st year.
USC reached the title game at the 2018 Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas, Nev. where it fell to No. 15 Arizona 75-61 on March 10. The Trojans also finished second in the conference during the regular season with a 12-6 mark. It was USC's first second-place conference finish since tying for second in 2002 and first outright second-place finish since 1992. USC has won 70 games over the past three seasons, the most wins in a three-season stretch in school history.
UNC Asheville Bulldogs won the Big South regular season title with a 13-5 record, but was upset by Liberty, 69-64, in the conference tournament semifinals and earned an automatic berth into the NIT. This will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
USC has played in the NIT four times, the last time being in 1999 when it lost a first-round game at Wyoming.
Fans can purchase tickets by going to USCTrojans.com/NIT. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on March 12.
Second-round NIT games will take place between March 16-19. NIT quarterfinals will be held on March 20 and 21 and four teams will advance to New York City for the semifinals on Tuesday, March 27. The NIT will conclude with the championship game on Thursday, March 29. The semifinal and title game will be played at New York's historic Madison Square Garden for the 81st year.
USC reached the title game at the 2018 Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas, Nev. where it fell to No. 15 Arizona 75-61 on March 10. The Trojans also finished second in the conference during the regular season with a 12-6 mark. It was USC's first second-place conference finish since tying for second in 2002 and first outright second-place finish since 1992. USC has won 70 games over the past three seasons, the most wins in a three-season stretch in school history.
UNC Asheville Bulldogs won the Big South regular season title with a 13-5 record, but was upset by Liberty, 69-64, in the conference tournament semifinals and earned an automatic berth into the NIT. This will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
USC has played in the NIT four times, the last time being in 1999 when it lost a first-round game at Wyoming.
Fans can purchase tickets by going to USCTrojans.com/NIT. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on March 12.
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