A banked-in 3-pointer by Jeremiah Davenport, a double-double by Landers Nolley II and David DeJulius refusing to go home led the University of Cincinnati's men's basketball team to an 81-72 first-round NIT win over Virginia Tech.
In a perfect world, the Bearcats would be hosting another round of the tournament and possibly a third in the quarterfinals. The reality is the Fifth Third Arena floor has been scheduled for resurfacing for some time. The Bearcats hosted the one game they could and now will have to be road warriors to extend their season again.
Many prognosticators had Rutgers in the NCAA tournament.