So who's excited about the NIT?
Bucknell fans may be. They're holding a pregame reception at the University Park Marriott today from 4-5:30 p.m.
Couldn't find any in-depth coverage on the game from Pennsylvania but here are Bucknell's official pregame notes. The official notes from Arizona are here.
The Wildcats are expecting about 8,000-10,000 fans tonight, and it may feel somewhat like a Red Blue Game crowd, with the vast majority of fans not being season-ticket holders (only 1,000 of the 11,000 season tickets were extended for the NIT).
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Our coverage today also included sidelines notes, 16 things about the NIT, Greg Hansen's analysis of the Pac-12's 2009 recruiting class, and UA's reaction to the Pac-12 Tournament's move to Las Vegas.
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If you care, there's a bracket, history and some other information posted on the NCAA's official NIT page.
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Being a No. 1 seed in the NIT hardly guarantees a first-round victory, as ASU proved two years ago.
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Before his team melted down against BYU, here were MoMo Jones' words in a pregame teleconference, speaking about his transfer from Arizona. There's a lot of buzz about the Cougars' comeback.
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The Pac-12 did something right Tuesday: Its teams went 4-0 in postseason games, although none of them came in the NCAA tournament.
In the NIT:
Washington slogged through an uninspired win over Texas-Arlington.
Stanford beat Cleveland State.
Tony Woods had a good time while Oregon beat LSU.
In the CBI, Washington State won at San Francisco, which had less than an imposing atmosphere.
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Cal is trying to take a loose attitude into its play-in game at Dayton tonight and Colorado is trying to build on its NCAA tournament appearance.
The Bears will face South Florida tonight at about 6:10 p.m. on Tru TV.
And those with HDNet can race back from the UA game to catch the end of the 7 p.m. Oregon State CBI game against the Leathernecks...
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Meanwhile, Derrick Williams is learning on the fly in Minnesota.
And here's some Las Vegas perspective on the Pac-12 Tournament: It's largely about filling hotel rooms.
