How to Watch NIT, North Texas at LSU: Stream Men's College Basketball Live, TV Channel
North Texas (18-14) opens the 2024 NIT on the road when it visits No. 4 seed LSU (17-15) on Tuesday night at the Maravich Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Mean Green are the defending NIT champions and are looking to become the tournament's first repeat champions since South Carolina went back-to-back in 2005 and 2006. It is the third consecutive NIT appearance for North Texas, which beat Conference USA rival UAB in last year's championship game at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The Tigers are back in the postseason after a one-year absence and are playing in the NIT for the first time since 2018. They have only advanced beyond the second round once, playing in the semifinals in 1970.
How to Watch NIT, North Texas at LSU in Men's College Basketball Today:
Game Date: March 19, 2024
Game Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: SEC Network
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The Mean Green last played on Friday, losing to Florida Atlantic 77-71 in the C-USA tournament quarterfinals in Fort Worth, Texas. Jason Edwards scored 26 points in the loss while CJ Noland added 13 off the bench. Edwards gets 19.2 points per game, Rubin Jones puts up 12.0 points a night and Robert Allen averages 7.2 rebounds.
LSU was one-and-done at the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville, losing in the second round to Mississippi State 70-60 on Thursday. Trae Hannibal went for 18 points and Hunter Dean dropped in 10. With Jalen Cook's (suspension) status in the air, Jordan Wright is the team's top scorer, averaging 15.1 points and 5.0 rebounds. Will Baker knocks down 11.4 points per game.
The Tigers are 2-1 all-time against North Texas after coming from behind for a 66-62 victory in the consolation semifinals at the Shriners Children's Hospital Charleston Classic on Nov. 17. Baker scored 18 points for LSU while Edwards had 22 while coming off the bench.
The winner advances to the second round to face either Saint Joseph's or No. 1 seed Seton Hall on Saturday or Sunday.
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