NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State fans heading to Redbird Arena Wednesday night for the first-round NIT game against UC Irvine will notice a few differences, as the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel has approved experimental rules for the upcoming 2017 NIT postseason tournament.
The most notable changes that will be noticed is a reset of the team fouls to zero at the end of 10-minute segments of each half, and rules that will reset the shot clock to 20 seconds instead of 30 seconds at times when the ball is inbounded in the front court during games in the NIT.