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NIT Tournament: 3 Things Valparaiso Does Well

By Kelvin Hunt

Mar 20, 2015; Columbus, OH, USA; Maryland Terrapins and Valparaiso Crusaders team members greet each other after their game in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at Nationwide Arena. Maryland won 65-62. Mandatory Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 20, 2015; Columbus, OH, USA; Maryland Terrapins and Valparaiso Crusaders team members greet each other after their game in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at Nationwide Arena. Maryland won 65-62. Mandatory Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports /
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The second round of the NIT Tournament will get underway on Thursday night with FSU taking on the No. 1 seed Valparaiso Crusaders at 7 p.m.

FSU basketball will be playing in the second round of the NIT tournament for the first time since 2014 after defeating Davidson on Tuesday night to earn their 20th win of the season.

They’ll be taking on the Valparaiso Crusaders from the Horizon League who went (26-6, 16-2) on the season and defeated No. 8 seeded Texas Southern on Tuesday night.

The ‘Noles will have to travel to Indiana to play on Valparaiso’s home court where they only lost once all season. Valparaiso is a team that some thought should have gotten into the NCAA Tournament, but a loss in the Horizon League Tournament finals kept them out as they played one ranked team all season.

The ‘Noles will likely be betting underdogs on the road, so let’s take a look at three things that Valparaiso does well.

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