{"id":695324,"date":"2026-04-03T04:52:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T04:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/695324\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T04:52:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T04:52:17","slug":"nit-bracket-scores-auburntulsa-to-meet-in-championship-after-semifinal-victories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/695324\/","title":{"rendered":"NIT bracket, scores: Auburn,Tulsa to meet in championship after semifinal victories"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 NIT championship game is set. No. 1 seed Auburn will face No. 1 seed Tulsa on Sunday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis after each team recorded semifinal wins on Thursday. Auburn defeated No. 4 seed Illinois State 88-66, while Tulsa punched its ticket to the title game with a 74-69 victory over No. 1 seed New Mexico State.<\/p>\n

Tulsa forward David Green finished with a team-high 13 points in the win over the Lobos. In total, five different Tulsa players finished with at least 10 points.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the second game of the doubleheader, Auburn advanced to the NIT title game behind a team-high 24 points from Keyshawn Hall. The Tigers are one of four power conference teams in this year’s NIT. While other programs like Seton Hall, Virginia Tech, Belmont and San Diego State declined bids to the NIT after missing out on the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n

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Tulsa will be seeking its third NIT crown later this weekend, while Auburn will play for its first title. Previously, the Tigers never made it further than the quarterfinals in the NIT. With the title game officially set, here is a look at the full bracket.<\/p>\n

2026 NIT schedule\u00a0<\/p>\n

All times Eastern<\/p>\n

Semifinals<\/p>\n

Thursday, April 2\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis<\/p>\n

No. 1 Tulsa 74, No. 1 New Mexico 69\u00a0| Recap<\/a>No. 1 Auburn 88, No. 4 Illinois State 66\u00a0| Recap<\/a>Championship<\/p>\n

Sunday, April 5<\/p>\n

\u00a0Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis<\/p>\n

No. 1 Tulsa vs. No. 1 Auburn\u00a0| 8 p.m. | ESPN2,\u00a0fuboTV<\/a>\u00a0(try for free) \u00a0Auburn Region<\/p>\n

FIRST ROUND<\/p>\n

No. 1 Auburn 78,\u00a0South Alabama<\/a>\u00a067\u00a0| Recap<\/a>
No. 2 \u00a0Nevada<\/a>\u00a089,\u00a0Murray State<\/a>\u00a075\u00a0| Recap<\/a>
Liberty<\/a>\u00a077, No. 3 George Mason 71\u00a0| Recap<\/a>
No. 4 Seattle<\/a> U 67,\u00a0St. Thomas (MN)<\/a>\u00a052\u00a0| Recap<\/a><\/p>\n

SECOND ROUND<\/p>\n

No. 1 Auburn 91, No. 4 Seattle U 85\u00a0| Recap<\/a>
No. 2 Nevada 73, Liberty 63\u00a0| Recap<\/a><\/p>\n

Albuquerque Region<\/p>\n

FIRST ROUND<\/p>\n

No. 1 New Mexico 107,\u00a0Sam Houston<\/a>\u00a083\u00a0| Recap<\/a>
No. 2 \u00a0Cal 91,\u00a0UIC<\/a>\u00a073\u00a0| Recap<\/a>
No. 3 Colorado State<\/a> vs. Saint Joseph’s<\/a>\u00a0| Recap<\/a>
George Washington<\/a>\u00a079, No. 4\u00a0Utah Valley<\/a>\u00a078\u00a0| Recap<\/a><\/p>\n

SECOND ROUND<\/p>\n

No. 1 New Mexico 86, George Washington 61\u00a0| Recap<\/a>
Saint Joseph’s 76, No. 2 Cal 75\u00a0| Recap<\/a><\/p>\n

Winston-Salem Region<\/p>\n

FIRST ROUND<\/p>\n

No. 1 Wake Forest 82,\u00a0Navy<\/a>\u00a072\u00a0| Recap<\/a>
No. 2 Dayton<\/a>\u00a080,\u00a0Bradley<\/a>\u00a066 | Recap<\/a>
UNCW<\/a>\u00a068, No. 3 Yale 67\u00a0| Recap<\/a>
No. 4 Illinois State<\/a> vs. Kent State<\/a>\u00a0| Recap<\/a><\/p>\n

SECOND ROUND<\/p>\n

No. 4 Illinois State 78, No. 1 Wake Forest 75\u00a0| Recap<\/a>
No. 2 Dayton 80, UNC-Wilmington 61\u00a0| Recap<\/a><\/p>\n

Tulsa Region<\/p>\n

FIRST ROUND<\/p>\n

No. 1 Tulsa 89, Stephen F. Austin 84 (OT)\u00a0| Recap<\/a>
No. 2 Oklahoma State 84,\u00a0Davidson<\/a>\u00a080\u00a0| Recap<\/a>
No. 3 Wichita State<\/a>\u00a074,\u00a0Wyoming<\/a>\u00a070\u00a0|\u00a0Recap<\/a>
UNLV<\/a>\u00a075, No. 4 UC Irvine 72\u00a0| Recap<\/a><\/p>\n

SECOND ROUND<\/p>\n

No. 1 Tulsa 77, UNLV 66\u00a0| Recap<\/a>
No. 3\u00a0Wichita State<\/a>\u00a096, No. 2 Oklahoma State 70\u00a0| Recap<\/a><\/p>\n

Quarterfinals<\/p>\n

Tuesday, March 24\u00a0<\/p>\n

No. 1 Tulsa 83, No. 3 Wichita State 79\u00a0|\u00a0Recap<\/a>No. 1 New Mexico 84, Saint Joseph’s 69\u00a0|\u00a0Recap<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, March 25\u00a0<\/p>\n

No. 4 Illinois State 61, No. 2 Dayton 55\u00a0|\u00a0Recap<\/a>No. 1 Auburn 75, No. 2 Nevada 69\u00a0|\u00a0Recap<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 NIT championship game is set. No. 1 seed Auburn will face No. 1 seed Tulsa on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":695325,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3724],"tags":[85106,1398,7,8120,12281,19765,217,2199,10412,3231,46329,34554,65667,6523,46718,5906,7369,46581,7724,18367,11974,28153,86270,86272,86271,86274,86273,14720,11349,19773,11973,70748,5972,46719,4252,86275,31473,35375,18905,20714,18898,12809,12747,11907,11975,27570],"class_list":{"0":"post-695324","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-basketball","8":"tag-2026-nit","9":"tag-auburn-tigers","10":"tag-basketball","11":"tag-belmont-bruins","12":"tag-bradley-braves","13":"tag-chattanooga-mocs","14":"tag-college-basketball","15":"tag-colorado-state-rams","16":"tag-davidson-wildcats","17":"tag-dayton-flyers","18":"tag-george-washington-revolutionaries","19":"tag-illinois-state-redbirds","20":"tag-illinois-chicago-flames","21":"tag-indiana-hoosiers","22":"tag-kent-state-golden-flashes","23":"tag-liberty-flames","24":"tag-murray-state-racers","25":"tag-national-invitation-tournament","26":"tag-navy-midshipmen","27":"tag-nevada-wolf-pack","28":"tag-new-mexico-lobos","29":"tag-nit","30":"tag-nit-bracket","31":"tag-nit-dates","32":"tag-nit-schedule","33":"tag-nit-scores","34":"tag-nit-teams","35":"tag-oklahoma-state-cowboys","36":"tag-saint-josephs-hawks","37":"tag-sam-houston-bearkats","38":"tag-san-diego-state-aztecs","39":"tag-seattle-redhawks","40":"tag-seton-hall-pirates","41":"tag-south-alabama-jaguars","42":"tag-south-carolina-gamecocks","43":"tag-st-thomas-mn-tommies","44":"tag-tulsa-golden-hurricane","45":"tag-uc-irvine-anteaters","46":"tag-unc-wilmington-seahawks","47":"tag-unlv-rebels","48":"tag-utah-valley-wolverines","49":"tag-virginia-tech-hokies","50":"tag-wake-forest-demon-deacons","51":"tag-wichita-state-shockers","52":"tag-wyoming-cowboys","53":"tag-yale-bulldogs"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/695324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=695324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/695324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/695325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=695324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=695324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=695324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}