NIT TOURNAMENT

By The Associated Press

First Round

Massachusetts 80, Stephen F. Austin 60

Ohio State 84, UNC Asheville 66

Syracuse 87, Robert Morris 81

Southern Illinois 69, Oklahoma State 53

Akron 65, Florida St. 60, OT

Maryland 68, Minnesota 58

Creighton 74, Rhode Island 73

Arizona State 64, Alabama State 53

Wednesday, March 19

Dayton 66, Cleveland State 57

Virginia Tech 94, Morgan State 62

UAB 80, Virginia Commonwealth 77

Mississippi 83, UC Santa Barbara 68

Nebraska 67, Charlotte 48

Florida 73, San Diego State 49

Illinois State 61, Utah State 57

California 68, New Mexico 66

Second Round

Syracuse 88, Maryland 72

Arizona State 65, Southern Illinois 51

Florida 82, Creighton 54

Massachusetts 68, Akron 63

Ohio State 73, California 56

Dayton 55, Illinois State 48

Virginia Tech 75, UAB 49

Mississippi 85, Nebraska 75, OT

Quarterfinals

Massachusetts 81, Syracuse 77

Florida 70, Arizona State 57

Mississippi 81, Virginia Tech 72

Ohio State 74, Dayton 63

Semifinals

Tuesday

At Madison Square Garden

New York

Massachusetts (24-10) vs. Florida (24-11), 6 p.m.

Mississippi (24-10) vs. Ohio State (22-13), 9 p.m.

Championship

Thursday, April 3

TBD, 6 p.m.