NEW YORK -- Well, it's 11 p.m. here and we're living an exciting life. I believe I'm the only one of the three of us awake right now. Of course, I wish I was sleeping too.
With my trip to Florida last week and the four-day trip to New York this week, that makes for six days missing class in the last two weeks. So I'm sitting here catching up on some work in front of the Houston Rockets-Phoenix Suns game.
Not too much to report today. Press conferences were held this morning at the team hotel -- the Marriott in Times Square. Baylor coach Scott Drew and players Curtis Jerrells and LaceDarius Dunn and Penn State coach Ed DeChellis and players Jamelle Cornley and Andrew Jones were made available. Less than 12 hours after leaving the MSG press room last night, there wasn't much new news to report. But it was still good to get some reaction from the teams following an exciting Tuesday night and heading into Thursday's championship. Check Thursday's Collegian for complete pregame coverage of the Penn State-Baylor showdown for all the NIT marbles.
After the press conference, Fortuna graciously accompanied Mink and I and our tourist curiosity on a walk around Times Square and surrounding areas. We walked by all the expensive stores and instead opted to actually walk in places where we felt welcome like Nike and the NBA store.
The highlight of the day came at dinner time, as the three of us walked a few blocks south to a fantastic meal complements of Fortuna's dad at T-Bar Steak and Lounge. It was very appreciated, and I can't emphasize the word "fantastic" enough.
But on a rainy Wednesday night, that's all we had in is for the evening. Thursday, we have plenty of time to kill (Mink and I want to check out the Seinfeld diner...) before heading down to the Garden for the NIT title game. Thankfully, the game starts at 7 and we'll have some time to report and write.
That's all for now, check back with us tomorrow. And again, make sure to pick up a copy of the Collegian and check out our pregame stories before heading to one of the 33 buses en route to Manhattan from State College.
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