Northern Colorado Bears @ UC Irvine Anteaters
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UNCO | 41 | 31 | 72 |
UCI | 37 | 45 | 82 |
Tillis scores 24 as UC Irvine takes down Northern Colorado 82-72 in NIT
IRVINE, Calif. -- — Devin Tillis had 24 points in UC Irvine's 82-72 win over Northern Colorado on Wednesday in the NIT.
UC Irvine (28-6) will play Jacksonville State in the second round.
Tillis had seven rebounds for the Anteaters. Bent Leuchten scored 17 points while finishing 8 of 14 from the floor and added 10 rebounds and three blocks. Justin Hohn shot 3 for 12 (3 for 9 from 3-point range) and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points.
The Bears (25-9) were led in scoring by Brock Wisne, who finished with 16 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Langston Reynolds added 15 points and five assists for Northern Colorado. Jaron Rillie also put up 14 points and four assists.
Hohn scored the last seven points for UC Irvine.
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Game Information
Irvine, CA
Referee:Ryan Holmes
Referee:Matthew Rukasin
Referee:Kirk Smith
2025-26 Standings
| Big Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| Big 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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