Why did the men's NIT basketball play 4 quarters?

Over the past few years the NCAA has been trying experimental rules in the NIT. If these rules are seen as overall improvements, the NCAA may add them to all college basketball games. read more

Media timeouts in televised games would be limited to one per quarter and will take place at the first dead ball after the 5-minute mark. If a team calls a timeout before the 5-minute mark, it would count as the media stoppage. read more

This is the third time in four years the NIT has served as a lab for the NCAA. Past experiments such as the use of the 30-second shot clock are now the norm in men’s college basketball. The only change I’ve really noticed from watching the 2018 NIT games is the quarter system, and I hope it becomes standard. read more