Jeffrey Carroll and Kendall Smith are not content to end their careers as the two senior guards lead Oklahoma State into the NIT quarterfinals against visiting Western Kentucky on Wednesday night. Carroll scored 26 and Smith added 19 as the Cowboys rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat Stanford 71-65 on Monday to get within a victory of reaching the NIT semifinals for the first time since 1944.

Saint Mary's appears to have gotten over the disappointment of being left out of the NCAA Tournament as it hosts Utah on Wednesday in the NIT quarterfinals. The Gaels defeated Washington 85-81 in Monday's second round, giving them 30 wins for the first time in school history and earning a third chance at playing in the semifinals at Madison Square Garden after falling one game short in 2009 and 2016.