ATHENS, Ohio - The Ohio men's basketball team was selected Sunday to play in the National Invitation Tournament.

As a No. 6 seed, the Bobcats (24-9) travel to take on No. 3 Denver (21-9) at 9:15 p.m. Tuesday.

Ohio is 4-4 in four all-time NIT appearances, having last taken part in the tournament in 1995.

The Bobcats were regular season Mid-American Conference co-champions and runners-up in the MAC Tournament. The Pioneers shared the Western Athletic League regular season title but were upset in the tournament quarterfinals.

The winner of the game advances to face the winner of No. 2 seed Maryland and No. 7 Niagara between March 21-25 with the higher-seeded team hosting.