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Tillis has 16 in UC Irvine's 69-67 victory over North Texas in NIT semifinals

AP
Apr 01, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Devin Tillis had 16 points and 11 rebounds in UC Irvine's 69-67 win over North Texas on Tuesday night in the NIT semifinals.

UC Irvine set a program record for wins in a season with 32.

Bent Leuchten made two free throws with six seconds left to give UC Irvine a 69-64 lead before North Texas made a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Leuchten added 14 points and nine rebounds and Justin Hohn shot 4 for 9, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points for the Anteaters.

The Mean Green (27-9) were led by Atin Wright, who recorded 25 points. North Texas also got 16 points from Jasper Floyd. Brenen Lorient finished with seven points and six rebounds.

UC Irvine went into halftime tied with North Texas at 30. Tillis put up 12 points in the half. UC Irvine took the lead for good with 1:35 remaining in the second half on a 3-pointer from Hohn to make it a 62-60 game.

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1st Half
NTEX
Mean Green
30
UCI
Anteaters
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Mean Green gains possession)
19:45		Jasper Floyd misses two point jump shot
19:43		Myles Che defensive rebound
19:08		Devin Tillis misses three point jump shot
19:06		Jurian Dixon offensive rebound
18:52		Jurian Dixon turnover (Atin Wright steals)
18:43		Grant Newell misses two point jump shot
18:41		Moulaye Sissoko offensive rebound
18:21		Moulaye Sissoko misses two point hook shot
18:19		Rondel Walker offensive rebound
18:10	+3	Atin Wright makes three point jump shot	3-0
17:35		Bent Leuchten misses two point layup
17:33		Anteaters offensive rebound
17:31		Justin Hohn misses two point layup
17:29		Brenen Lorient defensive rebound
17:21		Johnathan Massie misses two point layup
17:19		Moulaye Sissoko offensive rebound
17:12	+3	Atin Wright makes three point jump shot (Latrell Jossell assists)	6-0
16:59		Jurian Dixon turnover (back court violation)
16:44		Latrell Jossell misses three point jump shot
16:42		Bent Leuchten defensive rebound
16:28		Justin Hohn turnover (Latrell Jossell steals)
16:23		Atin Wright misses three point jump shot
16:21		Anteaters defensive rebound
16:21		Moulaye Sissoko personal foul
16:16		Myles Che turnover (Brenen Lorient steals)
16:02	+3	Grant Newell makes three point jump shot (Brenen Lorient assists)	9-0
15:42		TV timeout
15:32		Latrell Jossell shooting foul (Bent Leuchten draws the foul)
15:32	+1	Bent Leuchten makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-1
15:32	+1	Bent Leuchten makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-2
15:10	+2	Grant Newell makes two point layup (Latrell Jossell assists)	11-2
14:41		Justin Hohn misses two point layup
14:39		Brenen Lorient defensive rebound
14:30	+2	Jasper Floyd makes two point layup	13-2
14:12		Grant Newell personal foul
14:06		Devin Tillis turnover (Rondel Walker steals)
14:02		Kyle Evans personal foul
14:00		Atin Wright misses three point jump shot
13:58		Kyle Evans defensive rebound
13:34		Justin Hohn misses three point jump shot
13:32		Mean Green defensive rebound
13:07		Kyle Evans blocks Jasper Floyd's two point layup
13:05		Ofure Ujadughele defensive rebound
12:39	+2	Justin Hohn makes two point layup	13-4
12:23	+2	Atin Wright makes two point layup	15-4
11:54		Justin Hohn misses three point jump shot
11:52		Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
11:38		Rondel Walker turnover (Kyle Evans steals)
11:32		Justin Hohn turnover (bad pass)
11:32		TV timeout
11:19		Brenen Lorient misses two point jump shot
11:17		Jurian Dixon defensive rebound
11:10	+3	Torian Lee makes three point jump shot (Jurian Dixon assists)	15-7
10:55	+2	Brenen Lorient makes two point jump shot	17-7
10:22		Torian Lee misses three point jump shot
10:20		Bent Leuchten offensive rebound
10:13		Devin Tillis misses three point jump shot
10:11		Atin Wright defensive rebound
10:02		Latrell Jossell misses three point jump shot
10:00		Moulaye Sissoko offensive rebound
9:52	+2	Moulaye Sissoko makes two point layup	19-7
9:44		Latrell Jossell technical foul
9:44	+1	Devin Tillis makes technical free throw 1 of 2	19-8
9:44	+1	Devin Tillis makes technical free throw 2 of 2	19-9
9:32		Atin Wright personal foul (Myles Che draws the foul)
9:18		Torian Lee turnover (bad pass)
9:05	+2	Johnathan Massie makes two point jump shot	21-9
8:48		Justin Hohn misses three point jump shot
8:46		Jasper Floyd defensive rebound
8:36	+3	Jasper Floyd makes three point jump shot	24-9
8:11	+2	Myles Che makes two point layup (Justin Hohn assists)	24-11
7:56		Johnathan Massie offensive foul
7:56		Johnathan Massie turnover (offensive foul)
7:56		TV timeout
7:40		Jasper Floyd shooting foul (Myles Che draws the foul)
7:40	+1	Myles Che makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-12
7:40		Myles Che misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:40		Jasper Floyd defensive rebound
7:24		Jurian Dixon shooting foul (Atin Wright draws the foul)
7:24	+1	Atin Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-12
7:24	+1	Atin Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-12
7:04	+2	Devin Tillis makes two point layup (Justin Hohn assists)	26-14
6:50		Kyle Evans shooting foul (Grant Newell draws the foul)
6:50		Grant Newell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:50		Grant Newell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:50		Jurian Dixon defensive rebound
6:33	+2	Jurian Dixon makes two point jump shot (Myles Che assists)	26-16
6:07		Brenen Lorient misses two point jump shot
6:05		Mean Green offensive rebound
6:05		Myles Che personal foul
5:49		Jasper Floyd turnover (Justin Hohn steals)
5:40	+2	Jurian Dixon makes two point layup (Justin Hohn assists)	26-18
5:25		Brenen Lorient turnover (Devin Tillis steals)
5:00		Rondel Walker blocks Devin Tillis's two point jump shot
4:58		Anteaters offensive rebound
4:58	+3	Devin Tillis makes three point jump shot (Myles Che assists)	26-21
4:23		Brenen Lorient misses two point layup
4:21		Johnathan Massie offensive rebound
4:13	+2	Johnathan Massie makes two point layup	28-21
4:08		Johnathan Massie flagrant 1
4:07		TV timeout
4:07		Bent Leuchten misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
4:07	+1	Bent Leuchten makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	28-22
3:54	+2	Devin Tillis makes two point jump shot (Justin Hohn assists)	28-24
3:46		Atin Wright misses three point jump shot
3:44		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
3:29		Jurian Dixon misses two point jump shot
3:27		Jasper Floyd defensive rebound
3:08	+2	Moulaye Sissoko makes two point hook shot (Jasper Floyd assists)	30-24
2:58	+3	Torian Lee makes three point jump shot (Justin Hohn assists)	30-27
2:27		Atin Wright misses two point layup
2:25		Grant Newell offensive rebound
2:11		Johnathan Massie misses two point jump shot
2:09		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
2:02		Devin Tillis turnover (Grant Newell steals)
1:59		Jasper Floyd misses three point jump shot
1:57		Anteaters defensive rebound
1:45	+3	Devin Tillis makes three point jump shot (Justin Hohn assists)	30-30
1:43		Mean Green 30 second timeout
1:31		Moulaye Sissoko misses two point layup
1:29		Anteaters defensive rebound
0:56		Bent Leuchten misses two point layup
0:54		Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
0:37		Moulaye Sissoko misses two point layup
0:35		Brenen Lorient offensive rebound
0:22		Brenen Lorient misses two point layup
0:20		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
0:13		Torian Lee misses three point jump shot
0:11		Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
0:04		Torian Lee personal foul
0:02		Jasper Floyd misses three point jump shot
0:00		Mean Green offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NTEX
Mean Green
37
UCI
Anteaters
39

Time		Play	Score
19:54	+3	Atin Wright makes three point jump shot (Jasper Floyd assists)	33-30
19:06		Devin Tillis turnover (traveling)
18:52		Moulaye Sissoko misses two point layup
18:50		Bent Leuchten defensive rebound
18:48		Bent Leuchten misses two point layup
18:46		Bent Leuchten offensive rebound
18:43		Grant Newell shooting foul (Bent Leuchten draws the foul)
18:43	+1	Bent Leuchten makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-31
18:43		Bent Leuchten misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:43		Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
18:25		Jasper Floyd misses two point jump shot
18:23		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
18:11		Jurian Dixon misses two point jump shot
18:09		Grant Newell defensive rebound
17:58	+2	Atin Wright makes two point jump shot	35-31
17:33		Devin Tillis misses two point jump shot
17:31		Jasper Floyd defensive rebound
17:17		Jurian Dixon personal foul
16:58		Jasper Floyd turnover (Myles Che steals)
16:56		Bent Leuchten turnover (Rondel Walker steals)
16:55		Rondel Walker misses two point layup
16:54		Bent Leuchten defensive rebound
16:52		Bent Leuchten turnover (Rondel Walker steals)
16:49		Grant Newell misses two point jump shot
16:47		Moulaye Sissoko offensive rebound
16:44		Moulaye Sissoko misses two point layup
16:42		Bent Leuchten defensive rebound
16:29		Justin Hohn turnover (Jasper Floyd steals)
16:16		Jasper Floyd misses two point jump shot
16:14		Anteaters defensive rebound
16:00		TV timeout
15:35		Bent Leuchten misses two point jump shot
15:33		Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
15:22		Latrell Jossell misses two point jump shot
15:20		Mean Green offensive rebound
15:06		Devin Tillis shooting foul (Brenen Lorient draws the foul)
15:06	+1	Brenen Lorient makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-31
15:06		Brenen Lorient misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:06		Jurian Dixon defensive rebound
14:53		Devin Tillis misses two point layup
14:51		Brenen Lorient defensive rebound
14:41		Devin Tillis personal foul
14:39		Atin Wright misses two point jump shot
14:37		Anteaters defensive rebound
14:24	+2	Kyle Evans makes two point layup (Myles Che assists)	36-33
13:58		Johnathan Massie misses two point layup
13:58		Mean Green offensive rebound
13:58		Myles Che personal foul
13:53	+2	Jasper Floyd makes two point jump shot (Brenen Lorient assists)	38-33
13:50		Myles Che turnover (Jasper Floyd steals)
13:37		Latrell Jossell misses two point jump shot
13:35		Kyle Evans defensive rebound
13:25		Myles Che misses two point layup
13:23		Jurian Dixon offensive rebound
13:14		Jurian Dixon misses two point layup
13:12		Kyle Evans offensive rebound
13:10	+2	Kyle Evans makes two point dunk	38-35
12:59		Grant Newell misses two point layup
12:54		Brenen Lorient offensive rebound
12:53		Johnathan Massie misses three point jump shot
12:49		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
12:44		Torian Lee misses three point jump shot
12:41		Brenen Lorient defensive rebound
12:17		Grant Newell misses three point jump shot
12:14		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
11:46	+3	Myles Che makes three point jump shot (Devin Tillis assists)	38-38
11:23		Grant Newell misses two point layup
11:21		Grant Newell offensive rebound
11:21		Kyle Evans shooting foul (Grant Newell draws the foul)
11:21		TV timeout
11:21		Grant Newell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:21	+1	Grant Newell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-38
10:52		Ofure Ujadughele misses two point jump shot
10:50		Jasper Floyd defensive rebound
10:23		Atin Wright misses two point layup
10:21		Moulaye Sissoko offensive rebound
10:15	+2	Jasper Floyd makes two point layup (Moulaye Sissoko assists)	41-38
9:46	+2	Bent Leuchten makes two point layup (Justin Hohn assists)	41-40
9:25		Bent Leuchten blocks Johnathan Massie's two point layup
9:23		Anteaters defensive rebound
9:16	+3	Justin Hohn makes three point jump shot	41-43
8:53	+2	Latrell Jossell makes two point jump shot	43-43
8:32	+2	Bent Leuchten makes two point alley-oop layup	43-45
8:25		Bent Leuchten shooting foul (Atin Wright draws the foul)
8:25		Devin Tillis technical foul
8:25		Moulaye Sissoko technical foul
8:25	+1	Atin Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-45
8:25	+1	Atin Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-45
8:03		Moulaye Sissoko personal foul (Bent Leuchten draws the foul)
7:55	+2	Devin Tillis makes two point layup (Bent Leuchten assists)	45-47
7:30		Grant Newell misses two point jump shot
7:28		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
7:07	+3	Myles Che makes three point jump shot (Justin Hohn assists)	45-50
7:04		Mean Green 30 second timeout
7:04		TV timeout
6:42	+2	Jasper Floyd makes two point driving layup	47-50
6:29		Myles Che turnover (bad pass)
6:27		TV timeout
6:11	+2	Brenen Lorient makes two point layup	49-50
5:48	+2	Myles Che makes two point layup (Bent Leuchten assists)	49-52
5:31	+2	Jasper Floyd makes two point layup	51-52
5:08		Myles Che misses two point layup
5:06		Bent Leuchten offensive rebound
5:06		Rondel Walker personal foul (Bent Leuchten draws the foul)
5:01		Myles Che misses three point jump shot
4:59		Bent Leuchten offensive rebound
4:51	+2	Bent Leuchten makes two point layup	51-54
4:37	+2	Jasper Floyd makes two point layup	53-54
4:33		Torian Lee shooting foul (Jasper Floyd draws the foul)
4:33	+1	Jasper Floyd makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-54
4:04	+3	Justin Hohn makes three point jump shot (Bent Leuchten assists)	54-57
3:42		Justin Hohn shooting foul (Atin Wright draws the foul)
3:42		TV timeout
3:42	+1	Atin Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 3	55-57
3:42	+1	Atin Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 3	56-57
3:42	+1	Atin Wright makes regular free throw 3 of 3	57-57
3:30		Myles Che offensive foul
3:30		Myles Che turnover (offensive foul)
3:19		Jasper Floyd misses two point layup
3:17		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
3:02		Justin Hohn turnover (Atin Wright steals)
2:52		Brenen Lorient misses two point jump shot
2:50		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
2:39		Myles Che misses two point layup
2:37		Devin Tillis offensive rebound
2:27	+2	Devin Tillis makes two point layup	57-59
2:15		Bent Leuchten blocks Atin Wright's two point layup
2:13		Atin Wright offensive rebound
2:00	+3	Rondel Walker makes three point jump shot (Atin Wright assists)	60-59
1:35	+3	Justin Hohn makes three point jump shot (Myles Che assists)	60-62
1:33		Anteaters 60 second timeout
1:22		Jasper Floyd misses two point layup
1:20		Jurian Dixon defensive rebound
1:03		Moulaye Sissoko shooting foul (Bent Leuchten draws the foul)
1:03	+1	Bent Leuchten makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-63
1:03	+1	Bent Leuchten makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-64
0:49		Atin Wright misses two point layup
0:47		Moulaye Sissoko offensive rebound
0:46		Moulaye Sissoko misses two point layup
0:44		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
0:40	+2	Jurian Dixon makes two point layup (Myles Che assists)	60-66
0:40		Mean Green 30 second timeout
0:33	+2	Brenen Lorient makes two point hook shot	62-66
0:32		Rondel Walker personal foul (Justin Hohn draws the foul)
0:32		Johnathan Massie personal foul (Devin Tillis draws the foul)
0:32		Devin Tillis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:32		Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
0:23		Rondel Walker misses three point jump shot
0:22		Bent Leuchten defensive rebound
0:22		Bent Leuchten turnover (out of bounds)
0:15		Brenen Lorient misses two point layup
0:13		Justin Hohn defensive rebound
0:12		Rondel Walker personal foul (Justin Hohn draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Justin Hohn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-67
0:12		Justin Hohn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:12		Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
0:07		Jurian Dixon personal foul (Atin Wright draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Atin Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-67
0:07	+1	Atin Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-67
0:06		Jasper Floyd personal foul (Bent Leuchten draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Bent Leuchten makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-68
0:06		Anteaters 30 second timeout
0:06	+1	Bent Leuchten makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-69
0:03		Atin Wright misses three point jump shot
0:01		Mean Green offensive rebound
0:01	+3	Atin Wright makes three point fadeaway bank jump shot (Jasper Floyd assists)	67-69
0:00		End of period

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Atin Wright makes three point fadeaway bank jump shot (Jasper Floyd assists)