Overview
- The title game tips Sunday at 8 p.m. ET at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis and airs on ESPN2 with streaming in the ESPN app.
- Sportsbooks list Auburn by about 5.5 points with a total near 159–160, and KenPom gives the Tigers roughly a 64% chance to win.
- Auburn enters as the NIT’s top overall seed at 21–16 after missing the NCAA Tournament and has won four straight in the event with strong offensive numbers.
- Tulsa arrives 30–7 with one of the nation’s more explosive attacks at about 85 points per game and elite perimeter shooting as it pursues a third NIT crown.
- Players to watch include Auburn’s Keyshawn Hall, Tahaad Pettiford and hot-shooting Kevin Overton, plus Tulsa’s David Green and Ade Popoola, with no major injuries reported before tip.