Getting into the NIT isn’t the most sexy destination for most teams, but getting to NYC and possibly winning it is actually pretty cool, and that’s the situation that Utah finds themselves in after beating Saint Mary’s on the road Wednesday night. The 2-seed Utes had to overcome some adversity to beat the 1-seed SMC on the road, but they battled and did just that.
First of all, the only team to win on Saint Mary’s before tonight was Gonzaga... of course, the Gaels don’t really play a lot of great teams all season, so that may be a bit watered down, but still, a solid accomplishment.