Florida has fully embraced the challenge of the NIT and can reach the semifinals with a third straight road victory when it visits experienced No. 4 seed George Washington on Wednesday. The second-seeded Gators, who are playing away from home due to renovations at the O’Connell Center, defeated Ohio State 74-66 in the second round on Sunday.

Most NIT games are sparsely attended with only the most loyal fans along for the ride, but that doesn’t figure to be the case Wednesday as fourth-seeded Georgia Tech visits No. 2 seed San Diego State at Viejas Arena in a quarterfinal matchup. The Aztecs drew a capacity crowd of 12,414 for their 93-78 win over No. 3 Washington in Monday’s second round and expect another raucous gathering to greet the Yellow Jackets, who advanced with an 83-66 rout of top-seeded South Carolina.