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The New Mexico Lobos (26–10) will face the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (29–7) in the NIT Semifinals on Thursday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Top seeds Tulsa and New Mexico will square off in a National Invitational Tournament doubleheader and the first of two semifinal matchups.
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Lobo men’s basketball is currently in Indianapolis, Indiana, ahead of their semifinal match-up with Tulsa in this year’s National Invitational Tournament (NIT). For just the third time in program history,
Illinois State’s season ended with a loss to Auburn in the NIT semifinals Thursday. But after back-to-back 20-win seasons, coach Ryan Pedon believes in what he’s building.
Mike Lopresti is a member of the US Basketball Writers Hall of Fame, Ball State journalism Hall of Fame and Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame. He has covered college basketball for 43 years, including 39 Final Fours. He is so old he covered Bob Knight when he had dark hair and basketball shorts were actually short.
Amherst native and former NewsChannel 7 basketball all-star Eric Konkol is having one of the best seasons ever as a coach at the University of Tulsa.
After missing the NCAA tournament, Auburn has taken full advantage of their second chance and earning praise from their emotional first-year coach.