Day 2 of the 2025 NIT began with a thrilling finish to open Wednesday’s slate. UAB delivered a 69-65 upset win over No. 3 seed Saint Joseph’s behind a monster performance from star forward Yaxel Lendeborg, who finished with 16 points and 17 rebounds in the comeback victory.
The Blazers will face No. 2 seed Santa Clara next. The Broncos opened the NIT Tuesday with a 101-62 win over UC Riverside to advance. No. 1 seed Dayton defeated Florida Atlantic 86-79 behind 30 points from guard Javon Bennett. The Flyers will face Chattanooga in the next round. Chattanooga won a thrilling triple-overtime game the day before over No. 4 seed Middle Tennessee to advance.
Is it your year to win the bracket pool? You won’t know if you don’t play! Enter your March Madness® brackets today to compete with friends and for prizes!
The headlining game of the rest of the slate was No. 1 seed SMU hosting Northern Iowa. SMU, which missed out on the NCAA Tournament in Andy Enfield’s first season with the program, won 73-63 behind 16 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists from B.J. Edwards. No. 1 seed UC Irvine was also in action and took care of Northern Colorado, 82-72.
Here is a look at the full bracket and dates:
2025 NIT key dates
First Round: March 18-19
Second round: March 22-23
Quarterfinals: March 25-26
Semifinals: April 1 (Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis)
Championship: April 3 (Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis)
All times Eastern
2025 NIT First Round schedule
Games in the first three rounds to be played at the higher-seeded team’s home arena unless noted
SMU Region
FIRST ROUND
No. 1 SMU 73, Northern Iowa 63 | Recap
No. 2 North Texas 75, Furman 64 | Recap
No. 3 Arkansas State 103, Saint Louis 78 | Recap
No. 4 Oklahoma State 89, Wichita State 79 | Recap
SECOND ROUND
No. 2 North Texas vs. No. 3 Arkansas State
No. 1 SMU vs. No. 4 Oklahoma State
Dayton Region
FIRST ROUND
No. 1 Dayton 86, Florida Atlantic 79 | Recap
No. 2 George Mason 86, Samford 69 | Recap
No. 3 Bradley 71, North Alabama 62 | Recap
Chattanooga 109, No. 4 Middle Tennessee 103 (3OT) | Recap
SECOND ROUND
No. 2 George Mason vs. No. 3 Bradley
No. 1 Dayton vs. Chattanooga
Irvine Region
FIRST ROUND
No. 1 UC Irvine 82, Northern Colorado 72 | Recap
No. 2 Santa Clara 101, UC Riverside 62 | Recap
UAB 69, No. 3 Saint Joseph’s 65 | Recap
Jacksonville State 81, No. 4 Georgia Tech 64 | Recap
SECOND ROUND
No. 2 Santa Clara vs. UAB
No. 1 UC Irvine vs. Jacksonville State
San Francisco Region
FIRST ROUND
No. 1 San Francisco 79, Utah Valley 70 | Recap
No. 2 Stanford 87, CSUN 70 | Recap
Kent State 75, No. 3 St. Bonaventure 56 | Recap
Loyola Chicago 73, No. 4 San Jose State 70 | Recap
SECOND ROUND
Kent State vs. No. 2 Stanford
No. 1 San Francisco vs. Loyola Chicago
Read the full article here