South Dakota….OUT.

The Coyotes lost to South Dakota St in a game the Jackrabbits seemed to control from the opening tip. We at NBK HQ might have made a mistake in selecting SD as our Summit League rep, as SD St looks more like a team capable of pushing through to the second weekend.  We will blame KenPom for that oversight.

Northeastern….OUT.

The Huskies took a different, more-agonizing path to ending their season.  In the Colonial final, Northeastern controlled the action throughout and had a 65-60 lead with under a minute to play and a 96.5% win probability per KenPom.   They converted that advantage into a seven-point overtime loss and a one-way ticket to Get Em Next Year.  Ugh.

Only one final tonight, and it has NBK implications.  Bucknell looks to squeeze out the Colgate in the Patriot final.