NIT 2017: Tuesday's Quarterfinals Scores, Updated Bracket and Wednesday Schedule

The first two tickets to Madison Square Garden were punched Tuesday, as quarterfinal action took place in the Syracuse and Iowa Regions at the 2017 NIT.

The No. 4 TCU Horned Frogs and No. 6 Richmond Spiders were slated to begin things in their quarterfinal before the No. 5 Ole Miss Rebels and No. 6 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets provided the nightcap. None of the teams playing Tuesday were seeded higher than No. 4 when the tournament began, and only one of the eight teams remaining was a top-three seed.

Here is a look at how things played out and a look at the schedule for Wednesday's action.

Wednesday Schedule

Game	Time (ET)	Network
(2) Illinois vs. (4) UCF	7 p.m.	ESPN2
(8) CSU Bakersfield vs. (6) UT Arlington	9 p.m.	ESPNU

Updated NIT bracket available at NCAA.com.

Tuesday Results

TCU 86, Richmond 68

TCU's red-hot shooting carried over to the second straight game, as four Horned Frogs scored in double figures in their 86-68 win over Richmond.

Vladimir Brodziansky led the way with 20 points, adding seven rebounds and three assists. The 6'11" forward has scored 39 points over his last two games, atoning for a five-point performance in TCU's first-round matchup.

Kenrich Williams added 11 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double. It was also the first triple-double in TCU basketball history. Desmond Bane (13 points) and Alex Robinson (12 points) rounded out the double-figure scorers.

The Frogs shot 51.6 percent from the field and assisted on 23 of their 33 field goals.

T.J. Cline had 33 points, seven rebound and six assists for Richmond. He led the Spiders in every major category and was a one-man team at times.

Georgia Tech 74, Ole Miss 66

Josh Okogie and Ben Lammers each turned in dominant performances, as Georgia Tech rode the wave of a strong first half to a 74-66 win over Ole Miss.

The Yellow Jackets shot 51.9 percent from the floor and led by as many as 15 points. Okogie forced his way to the free-throw line 10 times on his way to a 26-point, seven-rebound performance.

Lammers dominated on the defensive end in one of the tournament's most impressive two-way performances. He scored 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting, added eight blocks, four steals and four rebounds as Ole Miss failed time and again to challenge him near the rim.

Quinton Stephens added 10 points and seven rebounds to round out double-digit scorers for Georgia Tech.

Sebastian Sainz finished off his Ole Miss career with yet another double-double, scoring 19 points and adding 15 rebounds. Sainz previously set the school's double-double record earlier in the NIT.