NEW YORK -- Greetings once again from Madison Square Garden, where we see two more games today in the NIT Season Tip-off.

Up first is the consolation game between No. 21 Syracuse and Pac-10 foe Washington, as both are coming off loses in Wednesday night's final.

Syracuse had a big lift from freshman forward Donte Greene, who tallied 21 points and 10 rebounds in the loss Ohio State, but young point guard Jonny Flynn really struggled, finishing with no points on 0-of-6 shooting.

The Orange will need a spark from the backcourt, and Eric Devendorf could be Jim Boeheim's guy after having a solid game against the Buckeyes with 15 points, five assists and three rebounds. Junior forward-center Arinze Onuaku is also coming off a nice game in Wednesday's semifinals, finishing with 12 points and six rebounds in a 79-65 loss.

For Washington, Jon Brockman is the go-to guy for Lorenzo Romar's Huskies, as the junior led all scorers with 21 points on 9-of-20 shooting against No. 16 Texas A&M. Justin Dentmon and Quincy Pondexter will need to be big for Washington if it hopes to leave New York and make that long trip back to Seattle with a win in its pocket.

Here comes the tip...