The NIT gets going on Tuesday with No. 4 seed LSU (17-15) playing host to defending NIT champion North Texas (18-14) in one of the night’s matchups. The Mean Green are coming off a season that saw them finish 10-8 in AAC play, good for seventh in a tough conference. The team’s best attribute this season was its defense, as the Mean Green ranked 10th in Division I in scoring defense, allowing 63.1 points per game. Jason Edwards led the way with 19.1 points per game for UNT.
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Game Date: March 19, 2024
Game Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: SEC Network
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As for LSU, the Tigers were 9-9 in SEC play, putting them seventh in the final conference standings. Jalen Cook led the team in scoring, but played just 13 games and hasn’t played since early February.
This will be the second time these two teams have played this season. They met in a neutral site game in Charleston back in November, with the Tigers coming away with a 66-62 victory. It was a close contest between the two sides.
Rubin Jones scored 15 points and pulled down seven rebounds in the UNT loss. On the LSU side, Will Baker’s 16 points led the team. Which team will come out ahead in this NIT first round rematch on Tuesday night? Tune in to SEC Network at 7:00 p.m. to find out which team will emerge victorious and advance to the next round of the tournament.
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