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. UC Irvine (31-6) plays North ...

Long before March Madness reigned supreme, the National Invitational Tournament was the preeminent basketball competition in America. Established in 1938 by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers ...

The NIT Championship may no longer be played in Madison Square Garden, but Hinkle Fieldhouse is an acceptable replacement. In tonight’s specific case, the Butler campus is also that much closer to ...

The Chattanooga Mocs (28-9) will try to cap off their impressive run through the NIT bracket when they face the UC Irvine Anteaters (32-6) in the championship game on Thursday night. Chattanooga has ...

One national men’s basketball champion will be crowned Thursday on the eve of the Final Four, as UC Irvine and Chattanooga battle for the 2025 NIT Championship. The game is scheduled to start at 9 p.m ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The UC Irvine men’s basketball team has spent months talking about “belief” – players and coaches alike mentioning the confidence they have in themselves, in each other and their ...

Championship opportunity awaits. The Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball team will take the floor one last time for the 2024-25 season as they meet regional top-seed UC Irvine in the 2025 National ...

The National Invitation Tournament had new competition in 2025 as the undercard during college basketball's postseason, but the event's latest pivot seems to have accomplished what it set out to do.

The first spot in the 2025 NIT Championship Game is on the line Tuesday night in Indianapolis, as the North Texas Mean Green battle the UC Irvine Anteaters in the semifinal round. The game is ...

There are those who say the National Invitation Tournament, that venerable college basketball institution that dates to 1938 – one year before the NCAA Tournament was founded – is on its last legs.

INDIANAPOLIS — Collin Mulholland scored 19 points and made five-pointers, Garrison Keeslar sank a go-ahead jumper from the free-throw line with 11 seconds left in overtime and Tennessee Chattanooga ...

INDIANAPOLIS — UC Irvine trailed North Texas by 15 points midway through the first half, but the senior forward Devin Tillis and fellow veterans rallied to power the Anteaters to a 69-67 win over the ...