Live scoring updates for Illinois State vs. Old Dominion in the 2015 NIT.
Illinois State will take on Old Dominion in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament after the 4-seeded Redbirds defeated Green Bay and the 1-seeded Monarchs defeated Charleston Southern in the first round.
The Illinois State Redbirds barely missed out on the NCAA Tournament this year after they were the fourth seed in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The Redbirds were able to defeat 1-seed Wichita State in the semi-finals, but then fell in a close game to the Northern Iowa Panthers in the championship that would’ve given them an automatic bid, 69-60. This is Illinois State’s 13th NIT appearance, but they’ve never made it passed the Elite Eight. They’ll hope to change that this postseason.
The Old Dominion Monarchs were one of the “first four out” along with Colorado State, Temple, and Richmond after a 24-7 season and earned themselves a 1-seed in the National Invitation Tournament after missing out on the NCAA Tournament. Old Dominion went into the Conference USA Tournament as a 3-seed behind Louisiana Tech and UTEP, likely needing to win the championship or come close to get a big to the NCAA Tournament. The Monarchs fell to 6-seed Middle Tennessee in the quarterfinals, squashing their chances at the tournament after UAB won the Conference USA Tournament championship.
Live updates and highlights from Monday’s game between Illinois State and Old Dominion can be seen below via Twitter. This game will be broadcast on ESPNU and Watch ESPN.
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