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Postseason NIT - Recap - UC Irvine Defeats Jacksonville State 66-61

UC Irvine got 22 points from Justin Hohn en route to a 66-61 victory over Jacksonville State on Sunday at Bren Events Center.

UC Irvine earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the -8.0-point spread.

Myles Che had 11 points for UC Irvine and Bent Leuchten chipped in with 10 points. Devin Tillis had 3 assists for them, while Devin Tillis was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.

Jacksonville State got 15 points from Jaron Pierre Jr. in a losing cause and another 14 points from Marcellus Brigham Jr.. Jaron Pierre Jr. contributed 4 assists for them, while Jaron Pierre Jr. had 11 rebounds.

UC Irvine was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

Jacksonville State won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 40-33.