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Middle Tennessee State men's basketball accepted an offer Sunday to play in the National Invitational Tournament and will host Chattanooga on Tuesday, March 18 at 7 p.m. CT.
The Blue Raiders (22-11) finished third in the Conference USA regular-season standings and fell to No. 2 seed Jacksonville State 70-68 in the league tournament semifinals Friday.
Chattanooga (24-9) finished first in the Southern Conference in the regular season before losing in the second round of the tournament.
How to buy MTSU men's basketball tickets for NIT Tournament
MTSU last played in the NIT in 2018, winning a first-round game against Vermont, 91-64, before falling 84-68 to Louisville in the second round.
After not playing in a postseason tournament in 2019 or 2021 (with the 2020 postseason cancelled because of COVID-19), MTSU participated in the College Basketball Invitational in 2022, winning three rounds and reaching the championship game before falling 96-90 in two overtimes to UNC Wilmington.
MORE: How MTSU men's basketball reached Conference USA semifinals with double overtime win
The Blue Raiders enter the tournament with four players averaging in double figures, including graduate senior Essam Mostafa, a TCU transfer, who's averaging nearly a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds a game. Jestin Porter (14.9), Cam Weston (11.5) and Jlynn Counter (10.6) also average in double figures.
Cecil Joyce covers high school sports and MTSU athletics for The Daily News Journal. Contact him at [email protected] and follow him on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @Cecil_Joyce.
This article originally appeared on Murfreesboro Daily News Journal: MTSU basketball: Blue Raiders to host Chattanooga in NIT
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The Blue Raiders (22-11) finished third in the Conference USA regular-season standings and fell to No. 2 seed Jacksonville State 70-68 in the league tournament semifinals Friday.
Chattanooga (24-9) finished first in the Southern Conference in the regular season before losing in the second round of the tournament.
How to buy MTSU men's basketball tickets for NIT Tournament
MTSU last played in the NIT in 2018, winning a first-round game against Vermont, 91-64, before falling 84-68 to Louisville in the second round.
After not playing in a postseason tournament in 2019 or 2021 (with the 2020 postseason cancelled because of COVID-19), MTSU participated in the College Basketball Invitational in 2022, winning three rounds and reaching the championship game before falling 96-90 in two overtimes to UNC Wilmington.
MORE: How MTSU men's basketball reached Conference USA semifinals with double overtime win
The Blue Raiders enter the tournament with four players averaging in double figures, including graduate senior Essam Mostafa, a TCU transfer, who's averaging nearly a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds a game. Jestin Porter (14.9), Cam Weston (11.5) and Jlynn Counter (10.6) also average in double figures.
Cecil Joyce covers high school sports and MTSU athletics for The Daily News Journal. Contact him at [email protected] and follow him on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @Cecil_Joyce.
This article originally appeared on Murfreesboro Daily News Journal: MTSU basketball: Blue Raiders to host Chattanooga in NIT
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