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The NCAA Tournament tips off Tuesday night in Dayton with Howard and UMBC meeting in a First Four game at UD Arena. Tipoff is set for 6:40 PM ET on truTV, and the stakes are simple. Win and move on. Lose and the season is done. Howard comes in at 23-10 after winning the MEAC tournament, while UMBC is 24-8 and arrives on a 12-game winning streak after taking the America East title. This is a pretty interesting 16-seed matchup, honestly. UMBC is a short favorite, but Howard has the kind of backcourt scoring and free-throw pressure that can travel well in tournament settings. UMBC has been a little more consistent defensively, and its recent run has been hard to

UNCW heads to New Haven on Tuesday night for an NIT matchup with Yale at John J. Lee Amphitheater, with tipoff set for 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The Seahawks bring a 26-6 record into the postseason after going 15-4 in CAA play, while Yale enters at 24-6 after a 12-4 run through the Ivy League. On paper, this is one of the more interesting first-round NIT games because both teams won a lot, both were good enough to feel a little unlucky on Selection Sunday, and neither side is likely to treat this like a throwaway spot. There is also a real bounce-back angle on both benches. UNCW was upset by Campbell in the CAA tournament after a dominant

Wyoming heads to Charles Koch Arena for a Tuesday night NIT matchup with Wichita State, with tipoff scheduled for 7:00 PM ET on ESPNU. The Cowboys enter at 18-14 after a narrow 73-70 loss to UNLV in the Mountain West tournament, while the Shockers are 22-11 after reaching the AAC final and then falling 70-55 to South Florida. Wichita State is the home team, the more established favorite, and honestly the side with the cleaner statistical profile entering this spot. There is still a little intrigue here because Wyoming has enough offense to hang around if the game stays competitive into the final few minutes. The Cowboys average 77.1 points per game and can create volume from the perimeter, while

Davidson heads to Gallagher-Iba Arena on Tuesday night for an NIT matchup with Oklahoma State, with tipoff set for 8:00 PM ET on ESPN2. The Wildcats bring a 20-13 record into the tournament after going 11-9 in Atlantic 10 play, while the Cowboys enter at 19-14 after a 7-13 run through the Big 12. On the surface, this feels like a pretty standard postseason matchup between a capable mid-major and a power-conference team trying to reset, but the home floor and style contrast make it more interesting than that. Davidson is coming off a 70-58 loss to Saint Joseph’s in the A-10 tournament, so this is clearly a bounce-back spot. Oklahoma State lost 95-88 to TCU in its conference tournament,