Here's how to watch the Cincinnati Bearcats vs Hofstra in the NIT

© Albert Cesare / The Enquirer, Albert Cesare/The Enquirer Cincinnati Bearcats mascot holds a t-shirt to throw in the first half of the NCAA men’s basketball game between the Cincinnati Bearcats and the Houston Cougars at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023.

The Cincinnati Bearcats beat the Virginia Tech Hokies Wednesday night at Fifth Third Arena in the first round of the NIT, 81-72.

They next will face the Hofstra Pride, which beat the top-seeded Rutgers Scarlet Knights 88-86 in the opening round of the NIT. Hofstra plays in the Colonial Athletic Association and they play their home games at the David S. Mack sports and Exhibition Complex on Hofstra's campus.

The Bearcats continue their postseason campaign on ESPN+ at 2 p.m. Saturday against Hofstra. The Bearcats and Pride have never played before, which makes this the first meeting across centuries of college basketball.

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