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2014 NIT bracket and schedule: 3 2nd-round games on Sunday

Sunday’s winners advance to the NIT quarterfinals.

SB Nation 2014 NCAA March Madness Coverage

The NIT resumes Sunday with three second-round games. Clemson travels to Illinois, St. Mary's is at Minnesota and Southern Miss heads to Missouri.

Minnesota (21-13) is the only top seed in action on Sunday, coming off an 88-81 win over High Point on Tuesday. Fourth-seeded St. Mary’s (23-11) rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to take down Utah in the first round. No. 2 Missouri (23-11) and No. 3 Southern Miss (28-6) played close first-round games, but managed to get by Davidson and Toledo, respectively.

No. 2 Illinois (20-14) had to come back from a nine-point halftime deficit to get past Boston University in the first round. Clemson (21-12), a three-seed, advanced with a relatively easy 12-point win over Georgia State.

The action begins with Illinois Clemson at 11 a.m. ET. For an updated NIT bracket, click here.

No. 3 Clemson at No. 2 Illinois, 11 a.m. ET, ESPN

No. 4 St. Mary’s at No. 1 Minnesota, 3 p.m. ET, ESPN2

No. 3 Southern Miss at No. 2 Missouri, 5 p.m. ET, ESPNU

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