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Two teams that sat on the NCAA tournament bubble in March before it popped will play in the National Invitational Tournament championship game on Thursday, March 30, at 8 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
TCU and Georgia Tech, No. 4 and No. 6 seeds in the NIT, respectively, will face off in the finals, with the winner taking its first-ever NIT title.
Let's take a look at each team's path to the finals and make a prediction for the game.
TCU
The Horned Frogs looked to be in position for an at-large NCAA tournament bid in February, but they lost seven straight Big 12 games to close the regular season.