NIT action begins Wednesday, March 17, with a doubleheader on ESPN2 as No. 2-seed Richmond faces No. 3 Toledo at 7 p.m. ET, followed by No. 3 Western Kentucky, led by potential first round NBA Draft pick Charles Bassey, playing No. 2 Saint Mary’s. Penny Hardaway and No. 1 Memphis will face No. 4 Dayton on Saturday, March 20 at noon. A full schedule of first round matchups is available below.
The semifinals will be held Saturday, March 27, at noon and 3 p.m., on ESPN, followed by the championship on Sunday, March 28, at noon on ESPN. This year, a third place game has been added, and will also be played on Sunday, March 28 at 3 p.m. on ESPN. The commentator crew of John Schriffen and Fran Fraschilla will call a number of early round games, before calling the semifinals, championship and third place game.
All games will also be available via the ESPN App.
The complete 16-team field was announced on ESPNU’s NIT Selection Special on Sunday, March 14. The full bracket is available here.
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Commentators | Network |
| Wed, Mar 17 | 7 p.m. | Toledo vs. Richmond Dave Feldman, King McClure |
ESPN2 |
| 9 p.m. | Western Kentucky vs. Saint Mary’s (Calif.) Doug Sherman, Chris Spatola |
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| Thu, Mar 18 | 7 p.m. | NC State vs. Davidson Derek Jones, Cory Alexander |
ESPN |
| 9 p.m. | SMU vs. Boise State John Schriffen, Fran Fraschilla |
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| Fri, Mar 19 | 7 p.m. | Buffalo vs. Colorado State Dave Feldman, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPN2 |
| 9 p.m. | Louisiana Tech vs. Ole Miss Wes Durham, Chris Spatola |
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| Sat, Mar 20 | Noon | Dayton vs. Memphis Derek Jones, Cory Alexander |
ESPN |
| 5 p.m. | Mississippi State vs. Saint Louis John Schriffen, Fran Fraschilla |
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| Thu, Mar 25 | 6 p.m. | Quarterfinal #1 Derek Jones, Cory Alexander |
ESPN2 |
| 7 p.m. | Quarterfinal #2 John Schriffen, Fran Fraschilla |
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| 9 p.m. | Quarterfinal #3 Derek Jones, Cory Alexander |
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| 10 p.m. | Quarterfinal #4 John Schriffen, Fran Fraschilla |
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| Sat, Mar 27 | Noon | Semifinal #1 John Schriffen, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN |
| 3 p.m. | Semifinal #2 John Schriffen, Fran Fraschilla |
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| Sun, Mar 28 | Noon | Championship John Schriffen, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN |
| 3 p.m. | Third Place Game John Schriffen, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN |
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