Gabe Madsen and Utah will take the court against Robbie Avila and Indiana State tonight in the NIT semifinals.
Utah will take Indiana State in the semifinals of the NIT at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, tonight. The Utes from the Pac-12 went 22-14 this season leading up to this game losing in the quarterfinal of the Pac-12 Tournament to Colorado that denied their entry into the NCAA Tournament. They opened up NIT play against UC Irvine, a game in which they won by nine points. Branden Carlson led the team with 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting and 11 rebounds. Moving onto the second round, they took down Utah by nine points as well. This time, Gabe Madsen led the team in scoring dropping 31 points on 9-of-19 shooting while Deivon Smith had a triple-double of 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. In the quarterfinals, they matched up with VCU and dominated this game winning by 20 points. Madsen had 18 points while Smith once again totaled a triple-double with 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists.
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Game Date: Apr. 2, 2024
Game Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
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The Sycamores enter this game with 31 wins this season losing to Drake in the conference tournament this final and missing out on an at-large bid. They opened up NIT play against SMU and won by nine point with a 35-point performance from Jayson Kent.
In the second round, they took on and beat Minnesota from the Big Ten by 22 points. Ryan Conwell had 23 points to lead the team in that win. In the quarterfinals, Indiana State beat Cincinnati by just four points in a hard-fought game with 22 points from Robbie Avila.
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