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Oklahoma State will open the 2019 NIT Tip-Off in Brooklyn this fall against the Syracuse Orange. That’s according to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein.
Sources: Syracuse will play Oklahoma State and Ole Miss will face Penn State in the first round of the 2019 Preseason NIT at the Barclays Center.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) July 10, 2019
Syracuse is coming off a 20-14 season, including 10-8 in ACC play, and a first round exit in the NCAA tournament (a 78-69 loss to Baylor).
If Rothstein’s report is correct (which they usually are), the match-ups make sense. Having the two teams closest to Brooklyn (Syracuse, Penn State) facing the two teams furthest away (OSU, Ole Miss) could set up some interesting second-round match-ups.
Oklahoma State and Syracuse have a history of facing off in New York. The Cowboys beat the Orange 74-60 in Madison Square Garden back in 2004, then did it again inside the Garden in 2006 winning 72-68.
The NIT Tip-Off will be held on November 27 and 29 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
What we know about OSU’s 2019 schedule so far:
at Charleston (Date TBA)
Oral Roberts (GIA / Date TBA)
NIT Season Tip-Off campus game (GIA / Opponent TBA / Date TBA)
NIT Season Tip-Off (Brooklyn / Nov. 27 / vs Syracuse)
NIT Season Tip-Off (Brooklyn / Nov. 29 / vs. Ole Miss or Penn State)
Big 12/Big East Challenge: Georgetown (GIA / Date TBA)
Wichita State (GIA / Dec. 8)
at Houston (Dec. 14)
Minnesota (BOK Center / Dec. 21)
Yale (GIA / Date TBA)
Big 12 /SEC Challenge (Road game / Opponent TBA / Jan. 25)