Chattanooga vs. UC Irvine: How to watch NIT Championship, TV channel, streaming, start time, predicted lineups and stats

The Chattanooga Mocs and UC Irvine Anteaters are set to clash in the men's NIT Championship on Thursday.

The Mocs are 28-9 this season and won the Southern Conference regular season title. UC Irvine finished second in the Big West, one game out of first place, and enter this game with a 32-6 record.

Chattanooga started its NIT run with a triple-overtime win over Middle Tennessee State before wins over Dayton, Bradley, and Loyola Chicago. UC Irvine has beaten Northern Colorado, Jacksonville State, Alabama-Birmingham, and North Texas.

How to watch Chattanooga vs. UC Irvine, TV channel and streaming

Chattanooga vs. UC Irvine in the NIT Championship will be broadcast on ESPN, available via cable TV and live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV and FuboTV.

Streaming will also be available on ESPN+.

Chattanooga vs. UC Irvine start time, date and venue

Chattanooga vs. UC Irvine is scheduled to tip off at 9 PM ET/8 PM CT/6 PM PT on Thursday, April 3rd from Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Chattanooga vs. UC Irvine predicted lineups

Chattanooga: Honor Huff, Trey Bonham, Bash Wieland, Garrison Keeslar, Collin Mulholland

UC Irvine: Justin Hohn, Myles Che, Jurian Dixon, Devin Tillis, Bent Leuchten

Chattanooga vs. UC Irvine stats

• Out of 364 Division I Men's Basketball teams, the UC Irvine Anteaters are ranked 183rd in offensive rating (107.4) and eighth in defensive rating (94.3).
• The Chattanooga Mocs are ranked 23rd in ORtg (116.0) and 214th in DRtg (105.9).
• Four of UC Irvine's five starters average at least 12.0 points per game.
• Mocs leading scorer Honor Huff averages 15.2 points, 1.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists while shooting 42.1 percent from three-point range on 8.2 attempts per game.
• The Anteaters' 7-foot center Bent Leuchten averages 15.4 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.3 blocks while shooting 54.6 percent from the field.
• Chattanooga ranks 25th in the nation in team field goal percentage at 48.3 percent.

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