After Tuesday’s three overtime win in Murfreesboro, the Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball team will host top-seeded Dayton inside McKenzie Arena for the 2025 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) Second Round on Saturday morning, the NIT Committee announced late Wednesday night.
Tip-off is set for 11:30 a.m. and will be nationally televised on ESPN2. The Chattanooga women’s basketball team will kick off its WNIT run afterwards (TBD time) against Alabama A&M inside the Roundhouse to conclude a full day of postseason hoops in the Scenic City.
Chattanooga (25-9) and Dayton (23-10) will meet for the 12th time overall and for first time since the Mocs walked out of famed UD Arena with a 61-59 victory on December 12, 2015. The contest marks the second-ever meeting held in Chattanooga and the first since the series’ inaugural game back on December 17, 1949.
The NIT Second Round matchup is the first home postseason game (NCAAT/NIT/CIT) for the Mocs since the opening round of the 1987 NIT against Cleveland State on March 12, 1987. It’s the fifth-ever postseason home game (all NIT) for UTC as the program enters with a 2-2 record in such games.
NIT Second Round (Dayton Region)
Chattanooga (25-9) vs. (1) Dayton (23-10)
Date: Sat., March 22 · Time: 11:30 a.m. ET
Site: McKenzie Arena (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
TV: ESPN2 · Radio: WFLI 96.1 FM/100.3 FM/1070 AM
Ticket Information:
General public link to purchase: https://gomocstickets.evenue.net/events/NIT
Season ticket holders will have the opportunity to purchase their season ticket seats until Friday, March 21 at 9:59AM. Here are instructions for how to purchase their seats:
· They will sign in to their account here: https://gomocstickets.evenue.net/signin?continue=%2F
· Select the “Season Renewals” tab
· Select the application labeled: “NIT Round 2: UTC vs. Dayton – New Application”
· Select “Add to Cart”
· Proceed to checkout
All tickets will be delivered via mobile delivery no later than Friday at Noon ET. General public is encouraged to purchase what is available now. All remaining inventory will be released beginning Friday at 10:00AM.
Pricing:
Courtside - $50
Padded Reserved - $35
100/200 Lower Level and Sideline - $30
200 Level Baseline - $27
300 Level General Admission Adult - $25
300 Level General Admission Youth - $15
Student Tickets - $15. Purchase by signing in here: https://gomocstickets.evenue.net/signin?uf=ST&continue=%2Fstudents.
NIT Information
Complete 2025 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) information including brackets, broadcast information, tickets and more can be found at the tournament central location HERE.