Chattanooga Mocs (28-9, 16-4 SoCon) vs. UC Irvine Anteaters (32-6, 18-4 Big West)
Indianapolis; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: UC Irvine and Chattanooga play in the National Invitation Tournament.
The Anteaters are 18-4 against Big West opponents and 14-2 in non-conference play. UC Irvine is 2-0 in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Mocs are 16-4 against SoCon opponents. Chattanooga is second in the SoCon scoring 79.6 points per game and is shooting 48.2%.
UC Irvine's average of 7.2 made 3-pointers per game is 1.1 fewer made shots on average than the 8.