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March 14 CIT Results, March 15 NCAA, NIT, CBI, CIT Schedule

Only two college basketball games last night, but get ready for action tonight.

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Did you know Dan Majerle made the shot that ended the Chicago Bulls 44-game home winning streak?
Did you know Dan Majerle made the shot that ended the Chicago Bulls 44-game home winning streak?
Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports

Last night was the quietest night we'll have in this space until after the women's Elite Eight. Only two games were played, the opening salvo in the CIT. But today we've got a good slate of action in store, including the official beginning of the Real Thing as we get two play-in games in Dayton. While we didn't get a day without any men's games, today will be the second day in a row without any women's action; the WNIT and WBI begin tomorrow night.

Monday's Men's Results

Say one thing for the CIT's opening pair of games: they weren't boring. Sam Houston State erased a 21-point deficit to drag Jackson State into overtime. The Tigers righted the ship in the extra session to notch a four-point win, but the Bearkats played a heck of a half of basketball to get there. Later, in the John McClendon Classic, Dan Majerle's Grand Canyon Antelopes finally earned their first Division I post-season win, staying ahead of South Carolina State for nearly the entire game -- but never so far ahead that they weren't catchable.

COLLEGEINSIDER.COM TOURNAMENT
ROUND RESULT HIGH SCORER
R1 Jackson State 81, Sam Houston State 77 (OT) Paris Collins (JSU), 25
R1 Grand Canyon 78, South Carolina State 74 Eric Eaves (SCSU), 28

Tuesday's Men's Schedule

Most of us will, of course, be focused on the two games in Dayton tonight. But in the NIT tonight Valparaiso and Saint Mary's are in action, and we've also got the bitter rematch between Creighton and Alabama. The Tide are looking for revenge after the Bluejays bounced them from the NCAA Tournament a few years ago. And yes, two-seed Florida really is playing at seventh-seeded North Florida, because the O'Connell Center is unavailable due to renovations which were scheduled to begin immediately after the conclusion of the regular season. The CBI also features an interesting matchup of strong mid-major programs as Mercer visits Coastal Carolina.

NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
ROUND TIME (CT) TEAM - TEAM LOCATION NETWORK
PI 5:40pm (16) Florida Gulf Coast (16) Fairleigh Dickinson Dayton OH truTV
PI 8:10pm (11) Vanderbilt (11) Wichita State
NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT
ROUND TIME (CT) TEAM - TEAM LOCATION NETWORK
SC QF 6:00pm (8) High Point at (1) South Carolina Columbia SC ESPNU
MON QF 6:00pm (6) Akron at (3) Ohio State Columbus OH ESPN
VAL QF 6:00pm (5) Davidson at (4) Florida State Omaha NE ESPN
SBU QF 8:00pm (5) Alabama at (4) Creighton Omaha NE ESPN
SC QF 8:00pm (6) Long Beach State at (3) Washington Seattle WA ESPN2
MON QF 8:00 (2) Florida at (7) North Florida Jacksonville FL ESPNU
VAL QF 8:15pm (8) Texas Southern at (1) Valparaiso Valparaiso IN ESPN3
SC QF 9:00pm (7) IUPU-Fort Wayne at (2) San Diego State San Diego CA ESPN3
VAL QF 10:00pm (7) New Mexico State at (2) Saint Mary's (CA) Moraga CA ESPN2
COLLEGE BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL
ROUND TIME (CT) TEAM - TEAM LOCATION NETWORK
R1 6:00pm Morehead State at Siena Loudounville NY Stretch
COLLEGEINSIDER.COM TOURNAMENT
ROUND TIME (CT) TEAM - TEAM LOCATION NETWORK
R1 6:00pm Louisiana-Monroe at Furman Greenville SC College Insider
R1 6:00pm Mercer at Coastal Carolina Conway SC
R1 7:00pm Ball State at Tennessee State Nashville TN