NIT games on TV today: Full schedule, times, TV channels, live streams, scores for consolation tournament games

By | March 17, 2025

The NCAA Tournament isn’t the only annual college basketball event scheduled to start on Tuesday. The National Invitation Tournament has a loaded slate of first-round games.

The first two matchups of the evening will be Georgia Tech vs. Jacksonville State and St. Bonaventure vs. Kent State. At the end of the night, a couple of No. 2 seeds, Santa Clara and Stanford, will look to open the NIT with wins against UC Riverside and CSUN, respectively.

In total, there will be seven games on Tuesday, followed by nine more on Wednesday. Which teams will punch their tickets to the second round?

Here is everything you need to know about today’s schedule, including tipoff times and TV and streaming options for NIT games.

NIT games on TV today

Round 1: Tuesday, March 18

Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream
Georgia Tech vs. Jacksonville State 7 p.m. ESPN2, Sling
St. Bonaventure vs. Kent State 7 p.m. ESPNU, Sling
Middle Tennessee vs. Chattanooga 8 p.m. ESPN+
Oklahoma State vs. Wichita State 9 p.m. ESPN2, Sling
Arkansas State vs. Saint Louis 9 p.m. ESPNU, Sling
Santa Clara vs. UC Riverside 11 p.m. ESPNU, Sling
Stanford vs. CSUN 11 p.m. ESPN2, Sling

How to watch NIT 2025: TV channels, live streams

  • TV channel: ESPN family of networks (ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU)
  • Live stream: Sling | ESPN+

NIT games will air on the ESPN family of networks (ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU). Viewers can also stream NIT games on Sling and ESPN+.

Sling is the home for sports fans, as it offers a wide range of channels. You can always cheer for your favorite teams with channels like ESPN, TBS, TNT, NFL Network, FS1 and more.

SN EXPERT BRACKETS: DeCourcy (Duke) | Bender (Duke) | Iyer (Auburn) | Yanchulis (UConn women)

NIT bracket 2025

NIT Bracket 2025

(NCAA.com)

NIT schedule 2025

Round 1: Tuesday, March 18

Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream
Georgia Tech vs. Jacksonville State 7 p.m. ESPN2, Sling
St. Bonaventure vs. Kent State 7 p.m. ESPNU, Sling
Middle Tennessee vs. Chattanooga 8 p.m. ESPN+
Oklahoma State vs. Wichita State 9 p.m. ESPN2, Sling
Arkansas State vs. Saint Louis 9 p.m. ESPNU, Sling
Santa Clara vs. UC Riverside 11 p.m. ESPNU, Sling
Stanford vs. CSUN 11 p.m. ESPN2, Sling

Round 1: Wednesday, March 19

Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream
Dayton vs. Florida Atlantic 7 p.m. ESPN2, Sling
George Mason vs. Samford 7 p.m. ESPN+
Saint Joseph’s vs. UAB 7 p.m. ESPN+
North Texas vs. Furman 8 p.m. ESPN+
Bradley vs. North Alabama 8 p.m. ESPN+
SMU vs. Northern Iowa 9 p.m. ESPN2, Sling
UC Irvine vs. Northern Colorado 10 p.m. ESPN+
San Francisco vs. Utah Valley 11 p.m. ESPNU, Sling
San Jose State vs. Loyola Chicago 11 p.m. ESPN2, Sling

Round 2: Saturday, March 22

Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream
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Round 2: Sunday, March 23

Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream
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Quarterfinals: Tuesday, March 25

Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream
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Quarterfinals: Wednesday, March 26

Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream
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Semifinals: Tuesday, April 1

Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream
TBD vs. TBD 7 p.m. ESPN, Sling
TBD vs. TBD 9:30 p.m. ESPN2, Sling

Championship: Thursday, April 3

Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream
TBD vs. TBD 9 p.m. ESPN, Sling

NIT sites 2025

(Note: First-round, second-round and quarterfinal games will be played at the home venue of the higher-seeded team.)

Round Date Location Site
First Round March 18-19 Higher seed hosts Campus sites
Second Round March 22-23 Higher seed hosts Campus sites
Quarterfinals March 25-26 Higher seed hosts Campus sites
Semifinals  April 1 Indianapolis Hinkle Fieldhouse
Championship April 3 Indianapolis Hinkle Fieldhouse

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