NIT - 1st Round

20-13, 5-6 Away

Final

	1	2	T
Northern Iowa UNI	32	31	63
SMU SMU	33	40	73

SMU MustangsSMUSMU

24-10, 13-5 Home

Northern Iowa Panthers @ SMU Mustangs

Game Information

Dallas, TX

Referee:Jerry Heater

Referee:Randal Anders

Referee:Chase Shaw

NCAA Division I

Missouri Valley Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Belmont	0-0	-	1-0
Bradley	0-0	-	1-0
Drake	0-0	-	1-0
Evansville	0-0	-	1-0
Murray State	0-0	-	1-0
Northern Iowa	0-0	-	1-0
Southern Illinois	0-0	-	1-0
UIC	0-0	-	1-0
Valparaiso	0-0	-	1-0
Illinois State	0-0	-	0-1
Indiana State	0-0	-	0-1

Atlantic Coast Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
California	0-0	-	2-0
Boston College	0-0	-	1-0
Clemson	0-0	-	1-0
Duke	0-0	-	1-0
Florida State	0-0	-	1-0
Georgia Tech	0-0	-	1-0
Louisville	0-0	-	1-0
NC State	0-0	-	1-0
North Carolina	0-0	-	1-0
Notre Dame	0-0	-	1-0
Pittsburgh	0-0	-	1-0
SMU	0-0	-	1-0
Stanford	0-0	-	1-0
Syracuse	0-0	-	1-0
Virginia	0-0	-	1-0
Virginia Tech	0-0	-	1-0
Wake Forest	0-0	-	1-0
Miami	0-0	-	0-1

Men's College Basketball News

Saint Louis star Robbie Avila granted injunction to play this season

Saint Louis forward Robbie Avila, the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, was granted a preliminary injunction Thursday to play a fifth season of college basketball for the Billikens.

Early top-10 men's basketball recruiting class rankings

The highest-ranked commitment of Mark Pope's tenure at Kentucky means the Wildcats push Purdue out of the top 10.

The Bilas Index: The best men's basketball teams in 2026-27

It's that time of year again: Jay Bilas is here to name the 65 best teams in the sport. You're welcome.

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