For one thing, the NIT was a bigger tournament than the upstart NCAA Tournament.
From the denverpost.com
If this all seems nit-picky and silly, that's because it is nit-picky and silly.
From the sacbee.com
Mullins missed two NIT games last season with a stress fracture in his left leg.
From the kansas.com
They had a good late-season run and perhaps they can carry that over to the NIT.
From the al.com
The 1983-84 team lost the last seven games of the season, including an NIT game.
From the newsobserver.com
The Gators will leave town after they play an NIT game at Arizona State tonight.
From the courier-journal.com
He looked a tad worn out after working the NIT title game for ESPN the previous.
From the kansas.com
The last time Indiana State earned a spot in the NIT was during the 1978 season.
From the sacbee.com
Nit-picking, I know, but FP4 is a slow and therefore not inherently grainy film.
From the guardian.co.uk
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