Tournament Fest 2012: Day 9 Schedule

Friday's slate is jammed packed, so let's get right to the schedule...

NIT Season Tip-Off Finals

at New York City

Action resumes after the four teams had Thursday off to enjoy the sights of New York City, eat turkey, and (probably) practice for today's matchups. In the consolation game, Delaware will look to become the second CAA team to finish third in this event in three years. Later, in the final, Michigan will look to continue its recent dominance over Bruce Weber-coached teams.

Championship: Kansas State Wildcats vs. Michigan Wolverines, approx. 5 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Consolation: Delaware Blue Hens vs. Pittsburgh Panthers, 2:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Picks: Michigan and Pittsburgh

Old Spice Classic Semifinals

at Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Full Bracket)

West Virginia opened Thursday's quadruple-header with a resounding win over Marist, just missing out on doubling up the Red Foxes. The Mountaineers will face Davidson, who also had a fairly easy afternoon, as the Wildcats dropped Vanderbilt by 13. In the evening session, Oklahoma opened its contest with UTEP with a 15-0 run, but needed to hold on for dear life to defeat the Miners by seven. The nightcap saw Gonzaga handcuffed by Clemson's defense in the first half, before the Bulldogs adjusted to the Tigers' slow pace and broke through for an eight-point victory.

West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Davidson Wildcats, 12:30 p.m. ET (ESPN/ESPN3D)
Oklahoma Sooners vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs, approx. 8 p.m. ET (ESPN2/ESPN3D)

Final Pick: Davidson vs. Gonzaga

Old Spice Classic Consolation

Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Marist Red Foxes , approx. 3 p.m. ET (ESPNU/ESPN3D)
UTEP Miners vs. Clemson Tigers, approx. 5:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2/ESPN3D)

Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals

at Paradise Island, Bahamas (Full Bracket)

Missouri topped Stanford to earn a semifinal berth in game one. Duke, who shot 80 percent from beyond the arc and got only two bench points, routed Minnesota to wrap up the afternoon session. In the night games, VCU pulled away from Memphis late, thanks to some deadly perimeter shooting and Tiger foul issues. Meanwhile, Louisville appeared to have Northern Iowa blown out, despite a poor shooting night, until the Panthers roared back in the latter stages of the second half. The Cardinals ended up advancing by just five.

Duke Blue Devils vs. VCU Rams, 7 p.m. ET (NBC Sports Network)
Missouri Tigers vs. Louisville Cardinals, approx. 9:30 p.m. ET (NBC Sports Network)

Final Pick: VCU vs. Louisville

Battle 4 Atlantis Consolation

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Memphis Tigers, 1 p.m. ET (AXS.tv)
Stanford Cardinal vs. Northern Iowa Panthers, approx. 3:30 p.m. ET (AXS.tv)

Directv Classic Semifinals

at Anaheim, Calif. (Full Bracket)

Friday's first semifinal will be an unexpected matchup of future West Coast Conference rivals, as Pacific got past Xavier by a 70-67 score and St. Mary's rolled past Drexel, thanks to a 32-point afternoon from Matthew Dellavedova. The night session semi will feature Georgia Tech, who had little trouble with Rice, and California, who defeated Drake by just three in a contest that was razor-close to the end.

Pacific Tigers vs. St. Mary's Gaels, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. California Golden Bears, approx. 12 a.m. ET (ESPN2)

Final Pick: St. Mary's vs. California

Directv Classic Consolation

Xavier Musketeers vs. Drexel Dragons, approx. 6 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
Rice Owls vs. Drake Bulldogs, 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU)

South Padre Invitational Semifinals

at South Padre Island, Tex.

CBS Sports Network will televise both the consolation and championship games tomorrow, but the semifinals won't be aired. Illinois State and Northwestern would like to grab two wins here for bubble purposes come March (and set up an all-Land of Lincoln final in the process), while TCU and UAB will look to surprise and to start building cases of their own.

Hosts' Bracket
Illinois State Redbirds vs. UAB Blazers, 6 p.m. ET
TCU Horned Frogs vs. Northwestern Wildcats, approx. 8:30 p.m. ET

Visitors' Bracket
Delaware State Hornets vs. Fairleigh Dickinson Knights, 1 p.m. ET
Navy Midshipmen vs. Prairie View Panthers, approx. 3:30 p.m. ET

Final Picks: Illinois State vs. Northwestern; Delaware State vs. Prairie View

Las Vegas Invitational Semifinals

at Las Vegas, Nev.

Sure, the night's second semifinal looks like it should be the final, but don't rule out the Arizona State-Arkansas winner taking the crown on Saturday, particularly if it ends up being a dangerous Razorback team.

Hosts' Bracket
Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Arkansas Razorbacks, approx. 7 p.m. ET (ESPN3)
Creighton Bluejays vs. Wisconsin Badgers, 10 p.m. ET (ESPN2)

Visitors' Bracket
Longwood Lancers vs. Florida A&M Rattlers, 2 p.m. ET
Cornell Big Red vs. Presbyterian Blue Hose, approx. 4:30 p.m. ET

Final Picks: Arkansas vs. Creighton; Florida A&M vs. Cornell

Global Sports Classic

at Las Vegas, Nev.

Cincinnati and UNLV should be in contention for a protected seed at the end of the season, while Iowa State and Oregon will look to grab a win or two at the Thomas & Mack to give their selection hopes an early boost.

Hosts' Bracket
Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Iowa State Cyclones, approx. 6:30 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network)
Oregon Ducks at UNLV Runnin' Rebels, approx. 9 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network)

Visitors' Bracket
Campbell Fighting Camels vs. N.C. A&T Aggies, 1 p.m. ET
Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks, approx. 3:30 p.m. ET

Final Picks: Cincinnati at UNLV; Campbell vs. Jacksonville State

Great Alaska Shootout Semifinals

at Anchorage, Alaska (Full Bracket)

Oral Roberts handled Loyola Marymount while Charlotte took care of Texas State to join Wednesday winners Belmont and Northeastern in tonight's semifinal round.

Northeastern Huskies vs. Belmont Bruins, 11 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network)
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs. Charlotte 49ers, approx. 1:30 a.m. ET (CBS Sports Network)

Final Pick: Belmont vs. Oral Roberts

Great Alaska Shootout Consolation

UC Riverside Highlanders at Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves, 5 p.m. ET
Loyola Marymount Lions vs. Texas State Bobcats, approx. 7:30 p.m. ET

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