BYU basketball: How to look at BYU vs. Northern Iowa in NIT second spherical

BYU vs. Northern Iowa

NIT, second spherical

• Saturday, 7 p.m. MDT
• Marriott Center
• TV: ESPN+
• Livestream: Watch ESPN
• Radio: BYU Sports Network on BYU Radio — Sirius XM 143/89.1 FM and KSL 102.7 FM/1160 AM.

The stakes

For BYU: The final time the Cougars gained two or extra video games within the NIT throughout the identical 12 months, they superior to the NIT semifinals in New York City in 2015-16.

For Northern Iowa: The Panthers try to advance to the NIT quarterfinals for the primary time in program historical past.

The developments

For BYU: The Cougars are 12-2 in NIT video games performed on the Marriott Center. That included 11 straight wins from 1986 to 2016 earlier than BYU misplaced a house NIT sport in 2017. 

For Northern Iowa: The Panthers are enjoying their greatest ball now — they’re 11-2 of their previous 13 video games, with each losses coming to NCAA Tournament crew Loyola Chicago.

Up subsequent

The winner of this sport will play the winner of SMU and Washington State within the NIT quarterfinals subsequent Tuesday or Wednesday.