NIT 2019: Tuesday's Round 1 Scores, Updated Bracket and Wednesday Schedule

The biggest men's NIT news on Tuesday involved someone who didn't take the court.

Romeo Langford, a second-team All-Big Ten member averaging 16.5 points per game, sat his team's first-round matchup versus St. Francis (Pennsylvania) with a back issue, per Zach Osterman of the Indianapolis Star.

Elsewhere, all of the NIT's No. 2 seeds were slated to play Tuesday. Loyola of Chicago, which made the Final Four as a No. 11 seed last year, was also on the ledger. In addition, Division I leading scorer Chris Clemons suited up for Campbell.

You'll find quick recaps of the 10 Tuesday matchups below in addition to scores, an updated bracket and the remaining first-round schedule Wednesday.

Tuesday's Round 1 Scores

No. 1 UNC Greensboro 84, No. 8 Campbell 69

No. 5 Lipscomb 89, No. 4 Davidson 81

No. 2 Creighton 70, No. 7 Loyola of Chicago 61

No. 2 Texas 79, No. 7 South Dakota State 73

No. 2 NC State 84, No. 7 Hofstra 78

No. 5 Arkansas 84, No. 4 Providence 72

No. 1 Indiana 89, No. 8 St. Francis (PA) 72

No. 2 Clemson 75, No. 7 Wright State 69

No. 3 Memphis 74, No. 6 San Diego 60

No. 4 Colorado 78, No. 5 Dayton 73

Updated Bracket

The updated NIT bracket is available on NCAA.com.

Wednesday Schedule (Round 1)

No. 6 Harvard at No. 3 Georgetown, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN2

No. 6 Wichita State at No. 3 Furman, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN3

No. 8 Norfolk State at No. 1 Alabama, 7 p.m. ET, ESPNU

No. 6 Toledo at No. 3 Xavier, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN3

No. 8 Sam Houston State at No. 1 TCU, 9 p.m. ET, ESPNU

No. 5 Butler at No. 4 Nebraska, 9 p.m. ET, ESPN2

Tuesday Round 1 Recaps

No. 1 UNC Greensboro 84, No. 8 Campbell 69

UNC Greensboro was the first team out of the NCAA tournament field and would have made it if not for Oregon stealing the Pac-12's automatic bid as a sixth seed last Saturday.

The Spartans didn't let the sting of their March Madness snub bother them on Tuesday, however, as they coasted to an 84-69 win over Campbell.

Isaiah Miller posted 25 points, six rebounds and three steals, and Francis Alonso added 22 more thanks in part to six three-pointers. The Spartans shot 52.5 percent from the field and 44.4 percent from three-point range.

Clemons, who led Division I with 30 points per game entering Tuesday, hit that mark again and then some with a 32-point effort on 11-of-26 shooting.

No. 5 Lipscomb 89, No. 4 Davidson 81

Lipscomb used an 18-4 second-half run to turn a 67-59 deficit into a 77-71 lead en route to an 89-81 win over Davidson.

Davidson guard Kellan Grady responded to the run with a three-pointer, but a Rob Marberry layup on Lipscomb's next possession increased the lead to five. The Wildcats could not get closer than three for the remainder of the game.

Michael Buckland led Lipscomb with 19 points, and Marberry added 17. Grady led all scorers with 31 on 12-of-21 shooting, and Luke Frampton contributed 19 points for the Wildcats.

No. 2 Creighton 70, No. 7 Loyola of Chicago 61

Creighton never trailed after the opening minute, as the Bluejays defeated Loyola of Chicago 70-61.

All five Creighton starters scored in double digits, led by Martin Krampelj's 17. He also grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.

Aher Uguak and Cameron Krutwig combined to score 35 points on 17-of-25 shooting, but the rest of the team managed just 26 points on 9-of-30 from the field. Uguak led the Ramblers with 18 points.

No. 2 Texas 79, No. 7 South Dakota State 73

Dylan Osetkowski scored 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting as Texas overcame a 25-point, 11-rebound effort from Mike Daum to defeat South Dakota State 79-73.

Daum, who averages 25.3 points and 11.7 rebounds per game, caught fire down the stretch and scored 10 points in the final 10 minutes. A dunk with 8:13 left gave the Jackrabbits a 67-64 lead.

However, a 15-6 run down the stretch propelled the Longhorns to victory, with Osetkowski scoring six of those points.

No. 2 NC State 84, No. 7 Hofstra 78

Markell Johnson had 26 points, seven rebounds and five assists as NC State held off Hofstra 84-78.

Justin Wright-Foreman led all scorers with 29 points for Hofstra.

The Wolfpack out-rebounded the Pride 45-29. C.J. Bryce had an 18-point, 11-rebound double-double for NC State, and Torin Dorn posted 19 points and nine boards.

No. 5 Arkansas 84, No. 4 Providence 72

Arkansas led wire-to-wire en route to an 84-72 win over Providence.

Mason Jones scored 18 points off the bench to lead the Razorbacks in scoring. Reggie Chaney threw a block party with seven swats and scored 14 points.

Malek White led the Friars with 19 points, and Alpha Diallo stuffed the stat sheet with 12 points, 11 boards, six steals and four assists.

No. 1 Indiana 89, No. 8 St. Francis (PA) 72

Juwan Morgan scored 21 of his 28 points in the second half as Indiana scored 55 points in the final 20 minutes to beat St. Francis (Pa.) 89-72.

The Red Flash led 40-34 at halftime, but a 16-2 Hoosier run to start the second half gave Indiana a 50-42 lead. St. Francis cut the lead to five points twice but was not able to make it a one-possession game for the rest of the evening.

Aljami Durham scored 22 for Indiana. Isaiah Blackmon led the Red Flash with 21 points, and Jamaal King had 19 points, six rebounds and five assists.

No. 2 Clemson 75, No. 7 Wright State 69

Marcquise Reed scored 24 points and Elijah Thomas added 17 more as Clemson held off Wright State 75-69.

David Skara contributed 16 points and nine rebounds for Clemson, who jumped out to a 16-2 lead but saw its advantage evaporate after a Billy Wampler three-pointer tied the game at 29 in the first half.

The two teams traded buckets for much of the game, but the Raiders went cold down the stretch after cutting the Clemson lead to 70-69. The Tigers iced the contest with five free throws.

Five players scored 11 or more points for Wright State, led by Wampler's 17.

No. 3 Memphis 74, No. 6 San Diego 60

Memphis used an 18-4 run to turn a 29-28 edge into a 47-32 lead en route to a 74-60 win over San Diego.

Jeremiah Martin led Memphis with 21 points and seven rebounds. Kyvon Davenport and Tyler Harris each scored 16.

Olin Carter III led the Toreros with 17 points and hit five of nine three-pointers.

San Diego had as many turnovers as field goals (22).

No. 4 Colorado 78, No. 5 Dayton 73

McKinley Wright IV and D'Shawn Schwartz each scored 19 points as Colorado beat Dayton 78-73.

Tyler Bey posted a 14-point, 12-rebound double-double for the Buffaloes, who went on an 8-0 run over a 3:13 span to turn a 66-65 edge into a comfortable 74-65 lead with 2:10 remaining. Schwartz hit two threes during that stretch.

Dayton forward Obi Toppin led all scorers with 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting.