Penn State and Marquette were in Madison Square Garden for their respective conference tournaments earlier this month, and both aim for a return trip when they meet in the quarterfinals of the NIT on Tuesday in Milwaukee. The fourth-seeded Nittany Lions knocked off Temple at home to begin the tournament before ending top-seeded Notre Dame's season with a 73-63 victory Saturday at South Bend, Ind.

Fourth-seeded Mississippi State and host No. 2 seed Louisville will be playing for the right to go to Madison Square Garden in New York City when they meet Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the NIT. The Bulldogs needed a buzzer beater to oust No. 1 Baylor in the second round while the Cardinals used a pivotal second quarter to outlast No. 3 Middle Tennessee State.