UC Irvine, Chattanooga and NIT
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Los Angeles Daily News |
One of the best seasons in the history of the UC Irvine men’s basketball program ended in heartbreak, undone by errant free throws and a point-blank miss as time expired.
CNN |
Chattanooga survived a nail-biting final play to become the first team from the Southern Conference to win the NIT championship, beating UC Irvine 85-84 in overtime on Thursday.
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The Anteaters fall behind by 15 points early but find their footing by halftime and survive a defensive tussle to reach Thursday’s championship game against either Chattanooga or Loyola-Chicago.
Chattanooga will face UC Irvine in the NIT Championship game at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, at 9 PM ET on Thursday night on ESPN.
It’s senior week for the third-ranked University of Hawai‘i women’s water polo team, and the Rainbow Wahine are preparing for a high-stakes matchup against arch-rival UC Irvine on Saturday night at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex.
The 11th-ranked Beavers (20-6), meanwhile, have their own motivations. OSU is looking to rebound from a miserable weekend in Lincoln, Nebraska, where they dropped two of three games to the Nebraska Cornhuskers and suffered their first series loss of the season.
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