How to watch Middle Tennessee vs. Chattanooga in men's NIT basketball: Time, TV channel, streaming March 18
The Chattanooga Mocs (24-9) hope to continue an eight-game road winning streak at the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (22-11) on March 18, 2025.
Middle Tennessee heads into this contest after a 70-68 loss to Jacksonville State on Friday. Chattanooga heads into this game on the heels of an 80-77 loss to Furman in overtime on Sunday. In the losing effort, Jlynn Counter led Middle Tennessee with 18 points. Chattanooga got a team-leading 28 points from Honor Huff in the loss.
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Location: Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 Time: 8 p.m. ET
8 p.m. ET TV channel: ESPN+ (watch on ESPN+)
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Middle Tennessee has been putting up 76.2 points per contest in its last 10 appearances, an average that's a little higher than the 75.9 it has scored over the course of the 2024-25 campaign. While Chattanooga is scoring 78.8 points per game in 2024-25, it has improved that mark in its last 10 games, tallying 81.0 a contest.
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