ESPN To Tip-Off NIT Tournament Coverage

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ESPN will offer exclusive coverage of every National Invitation Tournament college basketball game beginning tomorrow (March 17), the network said.

Games of the 32-team NIT tournament will air across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 beginning with all 16 first round games on March 17 and March 18. The networks will also carry all eight second-round matchups (March 20-23), the four quarterfinal games (March 24-25) both semifinals (March 31) and the championship game (April 2), said ESPN officials.

Every NIT game will also be available on the WatchESPN TV Everywhere service as well as streamed through WatchESPN.com.

ESPN’s NIT first round telecast schedule is as follows:

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

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