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Madison Square Garden won’t host the NIT semifinals and championship game the next two years, according to a person with direct knowledge of the decision.

Wade Taylor IV posted 12 points as Texas A&M beat Wake Forest 67-52 in the quarterfinals of the NIT. Isaiah Mucius led the Demon Deacons on Wednesday night with 15 points.

Shep Garner hit the 3-pointer that brought Madison Square Garden to its feet and helped send Penn State on its way to an NIT title in an 82-66 win over Utah.

Taveion Hollingsworth scored 30 points to lead Western Kentucky to the final four of the NIT for the first time since 1948 with a 92-84 win over Oklahoma State.

Thanks to Sedrick Barfieldon draining three 3-pointers in OT, sending the Utes to the NIT Final Four for the first time since 1992, to play Western Kentucky.

Jaylen Nowell and Matisse Thybulle scored a combined 43 points as the Huskies held off Boise State 77-74 on Wednesday night in the first round of the NIT.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kaelon Wilson scored 18 points and Texas-Arlington routed Akron 85-69 in the second round of the NIT. No. 6 seed Texas-Arlington (27-8) will play the Cal State Bakersfield-Colorado State winner in a quarterfinal...

Getty Images  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — This year's NIT will experiment with rules, incorporating elements of playing four quarters while staying with a two-half format. The NCAA announced Monday its rules panel has approved resetting team fouls to zero at the end of 10-minute segments in each half, as well as doing away with the 1-and-1 free throw in favor or two foul shots on many fouls. ...

While the University of Washington men's basketball team failed to make the Big Dance, Lorenzo Romar's fresh-faced club will still have the opportunity to bring home some hardware to Mountlake.