TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men's basketball earned a No. 1 seed in this year's National Invitation Tournament (NIT) as the tournament field was announced on Sunday night. 
 
The Sycamores accepted the invitation and will host Southern Methodist (20-12) inside Hulman Center. Tipoff for the first-round game between Indiana State and SMU is set for Wednesday, March 20, at 7 p.m. ET. The game will be carried live on ESPN+.
 
The Sycamores and SMU are joined on the top right side of the bracket by the following teams:

• No. 4 Butler vs Minnesota
• No. 3 Bradley vs Loyola Chicago
• No. 2 Cincinnati vs San Francisco

 
Indiana State men's basketball season ticket holders will have first option to purchase their seats for the NIT game. The number of tickets and the seat locations will be the same as they were for the regular season. All tickets have been automatically added to ticket holder's ISU Ticketmaster account, in the "Invoices" tab to view total payment required to purchase. 
 
Season ticket holders will have until Monday, March 18th at 5 p.m. ET to access their account and process payment for the tickets they wish to purchase. After that time, any unsold tickets will be released and available for purchase by the public.

General public sale of tickets will begin Monday, March 18th at Noon ET. Tickets can be purchased on the ISU Ticketmaster site, ticketmaster.com or at the Hulman Center ticket office during normal business hours.

The NIT is a 32-team tournament, with this year's semifinals and championship being held at the famous Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. The championship is set for April 4 at 7 p.m. on ESPN. Visit the official NIT website here.

Indiana State will be in postseason basketball in back-to-back seasons, after accepting an invite to the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one year ago. 

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