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Postseason NIT - UC Irvine vs UAB Final: 81-77 - Recap

UC Irvine got 22 points and 11 rebounds from Devin Tillis en route to a 81-77 victory over UAB on Wednesday at Bren Events Center.

UC Irvine was a favorite by -3.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.

UC Irvine got 18 points from Bent Leuchten and another 16 points from Jurian Dixon. Myles Che contributed 5 assists, while Devin Tillis cleaned the glass with 11 rebounds.

UAB got 21 points from Christian Coleman in a losing cause and another 14 points from Alejandro Vasquez. Yaxel Lendeborg contributed 4 assists for them, while Yaxel Lendeborg had 17 rebounds.

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

UAB had a 46-42 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.