The Washington State Cougars will play SMU in the second round of the NIT after the Mustangs dispatched the Nicholls State Colonels on Wednesday night at home, 68-58.
The game will tip off at 12 p.m. PT on Sunday and will be broadcast only on ESPN+, ESPN’s subscription-based streaming platform. You can sign up here if you don’t already have a subscription. (Since I have children and like to watch European soccer, I already have the bundle.)
The 1-seed Mustangs — also the top overall seed in the NIT bracket — raced out to an early lead against the Colonels, then gave back most of that lead, then pulled away in the final minute to post a double-digit final margin.