While regional and intra-state matchups tend to dominate the first round of the NIT, sometimes that's not possible and we get an intriguing matchup like the University of San Francisco traveling to Ohio to take on Cincinnati, which at roughly 2.367 miles is slightly farther than the 86 or so miles Appalachian State is traveling to take on Wake Forest.
Cincinnati finished 20-14, but 11th in the Big 12 going 7-11 in the conference, while the Dons finished 23-10 and 11-5 in the West Coast Conference.
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