The No. 1 Anteaters and No. 2 Mean Green square off in the semifinals of the National Invitation Tournament from Indiana. UC Irvine outlasted UAB in overtime to win its quarterfinal 81-77, while North Texas slipped past Oklahoma State 61-59.
The No. 1 Anteaters host the Blazers in the NIT quarterfinals. UC Irvine reached 30 wins for only the second time in program history after its second-round victory over Jacksonville State. UAB erased a 17-point deficit to eliminate Santa Clara.