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Washington, at 18-14, now awaiting an invitation from the NIT

The Huskies had several days to get over their latest defeat and come to grips that their NCAA basketball tournament dreams died in Las Vegas.

“Today is not fun,” coach Lorenzo Romar said Thursday following Washington’s 83-77 defeat against Oregon in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals. “Tomorrow won’t be fun.

“But if our name is called on Sunday to go play, then we’ll get excited about it.”

The Huskies are preparing to be the host for a first-round National Invitation Tournament game Tuesday, but a couple of projections predict they’ll open on the road.

Washington should find out its seed and opponent during the 5:30 p.