NIT West Region Second Round Breakdown

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#1 Air Force vs #4 Georgia

There's quite a contrast in styles in this one. Georgia pushes tempo and wants the game played in transition while Air Force will slow it down to a crawl. Though Georgia gave up many of their points to their first round opponent Fresno State in garbage time, they still need to lock up their perimeter defense against the Falcons. Air Force is the more fundamentally sound team, has homecourt advantage, and is likely to get their way in terms of style of play.

Air Force 64 Georgia 57

#2 Kansas State vs #3 DePaul

Kansas State struggles against big teams - and that's exactly what the Blue Demons are. Like Vermont did, DePaul figures to throw it down low to exploit KSU's small interior and they have the weapon to do it in forward Wilson Chandler. They also have athletic wings that can guard Kansas State's Cartier Martin, et al. DePaul did a pretty good job of letting Hofstra's fantastic guard trio get their points and shutting everybody else down in the first round. They need to have the same mentality tonight as Kansas State doesn't get points from lots of places.

DePaul 70 Kansas State 68