Denver at Maryland Tips off NIT Second Round

Exclusive coverage of the entire 76th National Invitation Tournament (NIT) continues today, March 21, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU with Denver at Maryland. First Round upsets include Robert Morris over No. 1 seed Kentucky, Mercer over No. 2 seed Tennessee and Stony Brook over No. 2 seed Massachusetts.

All 31 NIT games will air across ESPN networks, with quarterfinal action continuing from campus sites. The NIT Semifinal games tip-off at Madison Square Garden on ESPN2, Tuesday, April 2, beginning at 7 p.m., and the NIT Championship will follow on Thursday, April 4 at 9 p.m. on ESPN. Play by play commentator Bob Wischusen will be joined by analysts Bill Raftery for the semifinals and Bob Knight for the final game of the tournament.

2013 NIT Second Round Schedule:

Date Time (ET) Game / Commentators Network

Thu, March 21

7 p.m. NIT Second Round: Denver at Maryland Mike Patrick & LaPhonzo Ellis ESPNU

Fri, March 22

8 p.m. NIT Second Round: Arizona State at Baylor Dave Lamont & TBD ESPN2

9:30 p.m. NIT Second Round: Stony Brook at Iowa Mike Couzens & Paul Biancardi ESPNU

Sat, March 23

Noon NIT Second Round: Stanford at Alabama Rich Hollenberg & Miles Simon ESPN

Sun, March 24

11 a.m. NIT Second Round: St. John's at Virginia Mike Crispino & Dereck Whittenberg ESPN

Mon, March 25

7 p.m. NIT Second Round: Robert Morris at Providence TBD & Tim Welsh ESPN or ESPN2

9 p.m. NIT Second Round: Mercer at BYU Dave Pasch & Bill Walton ESPN or ESPN2

10 p.m. NIT Second Round: Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss Roy Philpott & Joe Dean, Jr. ESPNU