UC Irvine Anteaters vs Chattanooga Mocs
NIT - Championship
85
29-9
Final/OT
| 1 | 2 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
UTC | 38 | 38 | 9 | 85 |
UCI | 37 | 39 | 8 | 84 |
84
32-7
Chattanooga Mocs
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 38 | 14 | 4-11 | 3-9 | 3-4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 27 | 19 | 6-19 | 5-17 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 45 | 14 | 3-13 | 3-11 | 5-8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | 19 | 9-18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 36 | 9 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
85 | 28-76 | 14-44 | 15-21 | 40 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 25 | |
37% | 32% | 71% |
UC Irvine Anteaters
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 37 | 19 | 7-12 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 32 | 15 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 5-8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| 37 | 13 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 5-10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 40 | 16 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 7-8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 42 | 17 | 7-15 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
84 | 29-62 | 5-16 | 21-34 | 44 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 19 | |
47% | 31% | 62% |
UTC vs UCI Videos
Chattanooga wins NIT after UC Irvine's heartbreaking miss at the buzzer
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Chattanooga Mocs vs. UC Irvine Anteaters: Game Highlights
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Garrison Keeslar drills 3-pointer in
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Game Information
Indianapolis, IN

Referee:Michael Greenstein
Referee:Byron Jarrett
Referee:Matt Potter

2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern ConferenceSouthern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |
| Big West ConferenceBig West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
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