UC Irvine guard Justin Hohn, right, gets past Jacksonville State forward Marcellus Brigham Jr. on his way to the basket during their NIT second-round game on Sunday night at UCI’s Bren Events ...

If only the NCAA Tournament had this much excitement. The NIT Championship game in Indianapolis between UC Irvine and Chattanooga came down to the final play of overtime. Trailing 85-84 with 2.4 ...

UC Irvine forward Devin Tillis drives to the basket past Northern Colorado guard Zach Bloch during the first half of their NIT first-round game on Wednesday night, March 19, 2025, at UCI’s Bren ...

UC Irvine vs. Chattanooga will air live on ESPN, which has carried exclusive coverage of this year's NIT. Mike Corey (play-by-play), Fran Fraschilla (analyst) and Ashley ShanAhmadi (reporter) will ...

UC Irvine averages 75.7 points per game, 3.1 more points than the 72.6 Chattanooga gives up. Chattanooga averages 9.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.0 more made shots on average than the ...

It was UC Irvine's record 32nd win and marks the first time in school history the Anteaters will play in the NIT championship game. UC Irvine (32-6) will face off with Chattanooga (28-9) on ...

UC Irvine guard Jurian Dixon hangs his head after their 85-84 loss to Chattanooga in the NIT championship game on Thursday night, April 3, 2025, in Indianapolis. Dixon missed a point-blank shot as ...

UC Irvine center Bent Leuchten, left, takes a shot as UAB forward Christian Coleman (4) and forward Yaxel Lendeborg (3) defend during their NIT quarterfinal on Wednesday night, March 26, 2025, at ...

They get a tough UC Irvine team on Tuesday that finished second in the Big West in the regular season and defeated Northern Colorado (82-72), Jacksonville State (66-61) and UAB (81-77) in the NIT.

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Devin Tillis scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half and overtime, and UC Irvine beat UAB 81-77 on Wednesday night in the NIT quarterfinals.