Florida’s second game in Brooklyn will be vs. Baylor or Oregon State
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida will take on Pitt in Brooklyn on Nov. 22, as ESPN Events revealed the NIT Tip-Off bracket on Tuesday. The Gators will play at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN2 or ESPNU.
The four-team event concludes on Nov. 24, with the Gators facing Baylor or Oregon State based on the first day’s outcomes. The championship game will be at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN, while the third-place game will be at 3 p.m. on ESPN2.
The announcement solidifies the Gators’ nonconference schedule<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule> for the upcoming season, which opens Nov. 6 and features six power-conference opponents.
Florida holds an all-time 3-4 mark against Pitt, but won the only meeting of the past 30 years with a 61-45 victory in the second round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament in Orlando.
UF last competed in the Preseason NIT in Nov. 2002, finishing with a loss vs. Stanford and a win vs. #2 Kansas in the consolation game.
All-time, the Gators are 1-2 vs. Baylor and 1-0 vs. Oregon State, topping the Beavers in last season’s Phil Knight Legacy in Portland.
Tickets for the NIT Season Tip-Off at Barclays Center are on sale now and can be purchased via Ticketmaster by visiting www.barclayscenter.com<http://www.barclayscenter.com>, or www.ticketmaster.com<http://www.ticketmaster.com>, or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Group Tickets are available by calling 855-GROUP-BK.
All-Time vs. Pitt
Dec. 28, 1948
Away
L
40-50
Dec. 29, 1948
Away
L
39-45
Dec. 28, 1955
Neutral (Owensboro, Ky.)
W
98-72
Jan. 2, 1988
Away
L
68-80
Dec. 22, 1988
Home
L
87-90
March 23, 1992
Away (NIT)
W
77-74
March 22, 2014
Neutral (NCAA/Orlando)
W
61-45
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