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TCU’s Dixon wary of tweak to free throw rule for NIT games

Among the rules changes in place for the NIT, TCU men’s basketball coach Jamie Dixon envisions the elimination of one-and-one free throw opportunities to be the greatest adjustment for players and coaches during the 32-team tournament.

TCU (19-15) begins its NIT journey Wednesday against Fresno State (20-12) in Schollmaier Arena (7 p.m., ESPN3). The 32-team tournament will be played with experimental rules that were not in place during the regular season and will not be used during the NCAA Tournament.

Among them: Each half will include two 10-minute segments, with each team’s foul total reset at zero at the start of each segment (similar to quarters for NBA games).