Yaxel Lendeborg will meet Bent Leuchten, as No. 6 seed UAB battles No. 1 seed UC Irvine in the quarterfinals of the NIT on Wednesday night.

No. 6-seeded UAB will take on No. 1-seeded UC Irvine in the quarterfinals of the NIT on Wednesday night at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California. The No. 1-seeded Anteaters are 30-6 overall heading into this game. They barely missed out on an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as one of the first eight out after also losing out on their automatic bid in a loss in the Big West Championship game to UC San Diego. However, with a top seed in the NIT, they started this tournament run against Northern Colorado.

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Game Date: Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2025

Game Time: 9 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN2

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They walked away with a 10-point win in the first round, 82-72. Devin Tillis led the team with 24 points, seven rebounds, and three assists. UC Irvine’s leading scorer, Bent Leuchten had 17 points and 10 rebounds. In the second round, it beat Jacksonville State by just five points, 66-61. Justin Hohn led the team with 22 points, while Leuchten had 10 points and seven rebounds.

The No. 6-seeded Blazers are 24-12 overall this season heading into the quarterfinal round. They lost to Memphis in the championship game of the American Athletic Conference tournament. Opening the NIT, they took on Saint Joseph’s in the first round and won by four points, 69-65. Yaxel Lendeborg led the team with 16 points and a massive 17 rebounds.

Propelling the team to the second round, UAB handled Santa Clara from the West Coast Conference 88-84. Lendeborg had another dominant performance with 22 points and 11 rebounds with seven assists. Christian Coleman also had 21 points with six rebounds and two assists. Ja’borri McGhee also had a team-high seven assists with 12 points.

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