The first round of the National Invitation Tournament went basically chalk aside from No. 5 seed Washington beating No. 4 Boise State 77-74 at Alaska Airlines Arena on Wednesday night.
The higher-seeded Broncos were unable to host because Taco Bell Arena is the site of NCAA tournament first-round games.
In addition to UW, the home team won all 16 NIT openers.
Washington (21-12) faces No. 1 seed Saint Mary’s (29-5) 8 p.m. Monday at McKeon Pavilion in Moraga, Calif. The Gaels clobbered No. 8 Southeastern Louisiana 89-45 in the first round.
If the Huskies win, they’ll play another road game against No.