Mississippi State Bulldogs at Memphis Tigers 3/28/2021

Colorado State guard David Roddy (21) works against Memphis forward D.J. Jeffries (0) for a shot opportunity in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Colorado State guard John Tonje (1) defends against a shot by Memphis guard Lester Quinones (11) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Memphis guard Landers Nolley II (3) defends as Colorado State guard Isaiah Stevens (4) leaps to the basket for a shot attempt in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway, left, and Colorado State head coach Niko Medved, right, greet each other after their NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Memphis forward DeAndre Williams (12) and guard Landers Nolley II (3) celebrate late on the sideline late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Colorado State in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Memphis guard Lester Quinones (11) positions for a shot as Colorado State guard Isaiah Rivera (23) defends in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Memphis guard Lester Quinones (11), D.J. Jeffries (0), and Boogie Ellis, rear, defend as Colorado State guard David Roddy (21) works to the basket for a shot in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Colorado State guard Isaiah Stevens (4) and Adam Thistlewood, bottom right, defend as Memphis guard Boogie Ellis (5) takes a shot in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Memphis forward DeAndre Williams (12) leans in from behind the basket to sink a shot in the3 second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Colorado State in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Colorado State guard John Tonje (1) and forward Adam Thistlewood, right, defend as Memphis forward D.J. Jeffries (0) works to the basket in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Colorado State guard Isaiah Stevens (4) looks for an opening to the basket as Memphis guard Damion Baugh, right, defends in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Memphis guard Landers Nolley II (3) walks off the court and is greeted by head coach Penny Hardaway, right, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Colorado State in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Colorado State guard Isaiah Stevens (4) and guard Kendle Moore, right, take instruction from head coach Niko Medved, center, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Memphis in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Colorado State forward Adam Thistlewood (31) defends as Memphis forward D.J. Jeffries (0) works to the basket for a shot in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Memphis forward DeAndre Williams (12) and guard Landers Nolley II (3) celebrate a 3-point basket made by Nolley II in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Colorado State in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Louisiana Tech forward Isaiah Crawford, left, and forward Kenneth Lofton Jr., (2) defend as Mississippi State guard D.J. Stewart Jr., center, leaps to the basket for a shot in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Louisiana Tech forward Kenneth Lofton Jr., left, defends as Mississippi State guard D.J. Stewart Jr., right, shoots and sinks a 3-point basket in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Louisiana Tech guard Kalob Ledoux (5) defends against a shot by Mississippi State guard D.J. Stewart Jr. (3) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mississippi State guard D.J. Stewart Jr. (3) defends as Louisiana Tech guard Kalob Ledoux (5) takes a shot in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Louisiana Tech guard Exavian Christon dunks after getting past Mississippi State forward Derek Fountain (20) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Louisiana Tech guard JaColby Pemberton (11) leaps to the basket for a shot in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi State in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Louisiana Tech forward Kenneth Lofton Jr. (2) works against Mississippi State forward Abdul Ado, rear, for a shot opportunity in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mississippi State head coach Ben Howland instructs his team in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Louisiana Tech in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Louisiana Tech guard Amorie Archibald (3) goes up for a shot as Mississippi State forward Abdul Ado (24) and Iverson Molinar, right rear, defend in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Louisiana Tech head coach Eric Konkol instructs his team in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi State in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mississippi State forward Abdul Ado (24) blocks a shot attempt by Louisiana Tech forward Kenneth Lofton Jr. (2) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Louisiana Tech forward Kenneth Lofton Jr., left, goes up for a shot as Mississippi State forward Abdul Ado, right, defends in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mississippi State guard Iverson Molinar (1) and forward Abdul Ado (24) celebrate a three-point basket scored by Molinar in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Louisiana Tech in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mississippi State guard Iverson Molinar (1) shoots and sinks a 3-point basket as Louisiana Tech forward Andrew Gordon (33) defends in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mississippi State guard Iverson Molinar (1) defends as Louisiana Tech guard Amorie Archibald (3) handles the ball in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Louisiana Tech players walk off the court after an NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi State in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Louisiana Tech head coach Eric Konkol, left, and Mississippi State head coach Ben Howland, right, greet each other after an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mississippi State guard D.J. Stewart Jr. (3) takes a shot in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Louisiana Tech in the semifinals of the NIT, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

FILE - Memphis guard Landers Nolley II (3) walks off the court and is greeted by head coach Penny Hardaway, right, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Colorado State in the semifinals of the NIT on March 27, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)