
Bristol, CT -- Coming up this week, 24 teams will take to the court in early-season, neutral court tournaments. Every tournament has four teams, with the opening rounds occurring in Slot 5. In Slot 6, the winners will face each other for the championship of each event, while the losers will play for third. There should be some exciting matchups taking place, and we wouldn't want you to miss any of it. With all that said, here are the opening round games for each of these tournaments:
Maui Invitational
#7 Duke (2-1) vs. Iowa State (2-1)
Auburn (1-1) vs. Xavier (1-3)
Battle 4 Atlantis
Syracuse (1-2) vs. #9 Villanova (3-0)
Indiana (2-1) vs. Washington (1-2)
NIT Season Tip-Off
#15 Michigan (2-1) vs. Tennessee (2-1)
#25 Kansas (2-2) vs. Marquette (2-1)
Las Vegas Invitational
#8 North Carolina (3-0) vs. Missouri (0-3)
#6 Michigan State (3-0) vs. Seton Hall (1-2)
2K Empire Classic
#18 Oregon (1-0) vs. #2 Texas Tech (3-0)
#12 LSU (2-1) vs. Wake Forest (0-3)
Wooden Legacy
Nebraska (1-2) vs. #17 TCU (3-1)
#16 Arizona (2-1) vs. Notre Dame (1-2)
Looking forward to the Empire Classic. We should get at least 2 extremely high level games there. Also, I really hope we get that UNC vs. MSU championship in Las Vegas. That would be fantastic!