Both teams have rallied to win all of their tournament games, so something has to give when the Anteaters (32-6) square off with the Mocs (28-9) on Thursday night in Indianapolis.

The Chattanooga Mocs defeated the UC Irvine Anteaters in the 2025 NIT championship game. Check out the top highlights.

Both the Mocs and Anteaters set program records, and it took a wild ending to settle who would be the NIT champion at Hinkle ...

HOW TO WATCH: Chattanooga vs. UC Irvine will air on ESPN, and can be streamed on DirecTV Stream (free trial). Time: 9 p.m. ET ...

UC Irvine (32-7) was also playing in the program’s first NIT championship game. Trey Bonham had 19 points to go with 10 rebounds for Chattanooga. Keeslar secured his first double-double of the season ...

Chattanooga has relished the underdog role this year, and they once again look appealing while catching points vs. UC Irvine ...

NIT championship game matchup is set, with UC Irvine facing Chattanooga for the title on Thursday night. UC Irvine set a school record ...

Every basketball player dreams of getting the chance to hit a buzzer-beater to win a championship. Unfortunately, one UC ...

BOTTOM LINE: UC Irvine and UAB meet in the National Invitation Tournament. The Anteaters' record in Big West play is 18-4, and their record is 12-2 against non-conference opponents. UC Irvine is ...

But don’t dare talk about that at UC Irvine, or North Texas, Loyola-Chicago or Chattanooga. On those campuses, the NIT, and the ESPN exposure it creates, matters. And it’s possible that ...

SportsLine expert Bruce Marshall revealed his Chattanooga Mocs vs. UC Irvine Anteaters picks for the 2025 NIT championship on Thursday ...