UC Irvine 81-77 UAB (Mar 26, 2025) Play-by-Play

UAB Blazers

24-13, 7-6 away

	1	2	OT	T
UAB	36	33	8	77
UCI	31	38	12	81

TIME	UAB	UCI
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball won by UAB	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball lost by UC Irvine	0	0
19:41	Christian Coleman missed Layup.	0	0
19:38	Myles Che Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:25	Devin Tillis missed Jumper.	0	0
19:21	Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:18	Tony Toney missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:14	Devin Tillis Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:06	Jurian Dixon Turnover.	0	0
19:06	Yaxel Lendeborg Steal.	0	0
19:01	Yaxel Lendeborg made Dunk.	2	0
18:45	Jurian Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Myles Che.	2	3
18:29	Christian Coleman missed Jumper.	2	3
18:24	Bent Leuchten Defensive Rebound.	2	3
18:16	Justin Hohn missed Three Point Jumper.	2	3
18:13	Christian Coleman Defensive Rebound.	2	3
17:54	Christian Coleman made Layup. Assisted by Ja'Borri McGhee.	4	3
17:25	Myles Che missed Jumper.	4	3
17:22	Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.	4	3
17:16	Ja'Borri McGhee missed Three Point Jumper.	4	3
17:12	Justin Hohn Defensive Rebound.	4	3
17:07	Justin Hohn missed Layup.	4	3
17:07	Tony Toney Block.	4	3
17:03	Devin Tillis Offensive Rebound.	4	3
17:01	Devin Tillis missed Layup.	4	3
16:59	Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.	4	3
16:40	Ja'Borri McGhee missed Layup.	4	3
16:40	Devin Tillis Defensive Rebound.	4	3
16:28	Justin Hohn missed Three Point Jumper.	4	3
16:24	Christian Coleman Defensive Rebound.	4	3
16:22	Foul on Devin Tillis.	4	3
16:22	Christian Coleman made Free Throw.	5	3
16:22	Christian Coleman made Free Throw.	6	3
16:09	Myles Che missed Three Point Jumper.	6	3
16:05	Christian Coleman Defensive Rebound.	6	3
16:00	Christian Coleman made Layup. Assisted by Ja'Borri McGhee.	8	3
16:00	Foul on Bent Leuchten.	8	3
16:00	Official TV Timeout	8	3
16:00	Christian Coleman made Free Throw.	9	3
16:00	Bent Leuchten subbing out for UC Irvine	9	3
16:00	Kyle Evans subbing in for UC Irvine	9	3
15:48	Foul on Kyle Evans.	9	3
15:48	Kyle Evans Turnover.	9	3
15:34	Christian Coleman missed Layup.	9	3
15:31	Christian Coleman Offensive Rebound.	9	3
15:21	Christian Coleman made Layup.	11	3
15:09	Devin Tillis made Layup. Assisted by Justin Hohn.	11	5
14:50	Myles Che subbing out for UC Irvine	11	5
14:50	Torian Lee subbing in for UC Irvine	11	5
14:50	Christian Coleman subbing out for UAB	11	5
14:50	Tony Toney subbing out for UAB	11	5
14:50	Efrem Johnson subbing in for UAB	11	5
14:50	Bradley Ezewiro subbing in for UAB	11	5
14:41	Bradley Ezewiro missed Dunk.	11	5
14:38	Bradley Ezewiro Offensive Rebound.	11	5
14:37	Bradley Ezewiro missed Layup.	11	5
14:34	Devin Tillis Defensive Rebound.	11	5
14:32	Kyle Evans made Layup. Assisted by Devin Tillis.	11	7
14:17	Alejandro Vasquez made Jumper.	13	7
14:14	Ja'Borri McGhee subbing out for UAB	13	7
14:14	Tyren Moore subbing in for UAB	13	7
13:58	Foul on Bradley Ezewiro.	13	7
13:58	Kyle Evans made Free Throw.	13	8
13:58	Devin Tillis subbing out for UC Irvine	13	8
13:58	Ofure Ujadughele subbing in for UC Irvine	13	8
13:58	Kyle Evans made Free Throw.	13	9
13:58	Kyle Evans subbing out for UC Irvine	13	9
13:58	Bent Leuchten subbing in for UC Irvine	13	9
13:36	Efrem Johnson missed Jumper.	13	9
13:33	Bent Leuchten Defensive Rebound.	13	9
13:29	Justin Hohn made Layup.	13	11
13:17	Alejandro Vasquez missed Jumper.	13	11
13:13	Bent Leuchten Defensive Rebound.	13	11
13:02	Bent Leuchten missed Jumper.	13	11
12:58	Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.	13	11
12:52	Bradley Ezewiro made Layup. Assisted by Yaxel Lendeborg.	15	11
12:28	Ofure Ujadughele missed Layup.	15	11
12:24	Bent Leuchten Offensive Rebound.	15	11
12:24	Bent Leuchten made Two Point Tip Shot.	15	13
12:09	Efrem Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Bradley Ezewiro.	17	13
11:50	Jurian Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.	17	13
11:46	Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.	17	13
11:41	Tyren Moore missed Three Point Jumper.	17	13
11:37	Jurian Dixon Defensive Rebound.	17	13
11:35	Jurian Dixon made Layup.	17	15
11:35	Foul on Alejandro Vasquez.	17	15
11:35	Official TV Timeout	17	15
11:35	Justin Hohn subbing out for UC Irvine	17	15
11:35	Ofure Ujadughele subbing out for UC Irvine	17	15
11:35	Devin Tillis subbing in for UC Irvine	17	15
11:35	Myles Che subbing in for UC Irvine	17	15
11:35	Alejandro Vasquez subbing out for UAB	17	15
11:35	Bradley Ezewiro subbing out for UAB	17	15
11:35	Christian Coleman subbing in for UAB	17	15
11:35	Tony Toney subbing in for UAB	17	15
11:35	Jurian Dixon made Free Throw.	17	16
11:35	Jurian Dixon subbing out for UC Irvine	17	16
11:35	Ben Egbo subbing in for UC Irvine	17	16
11:22	Yaxel Lendeborg missed Jumper.	17	16
11:18	Christian Coleman Offensive Rebound.	17	16
11:16	Christian Coleman missed Layup.	17	16
11:16	Bent Leuchten Block.	17	16
11:13	Devin Tillis Defensive Rebound.	17	16
11:12	Devin Tillis Turnover.	17	16
11:12	Tyren Moore Steal.	17	16
11:07	Tyren Moore made Three Point Jumper.	20	16
10:50	Foul on Yaxel Lendeborg.	20	16
10:50	Bent Leuchten made Free Throw.	20	17
10:50	Bent Leuchten made Free Throw.	20	18
10:30	Tyren Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Coleman.	23	18
10:01	Foul on Tyren Moore.	23	18
10:01	Myles Che made Free Throw.	23	19
10:01	Devin Tillis subbing out for UC Irvine	23	19
10:01	Ofure Ujadughele subbing in for UC Irvine	23	19
10:01	Myles Che made Free Throw.	23	20
9:37	Yaxel Lendeborg missed Jumper.	23	20
9:34	Myles Che Defensive Rebound.	23	20
9:27	Myles Che missed Jumper.	23	20
9:24	Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.	23	20
9:21	Christian Coleman missed Layup.	23	20
9:18	Ofure Ujadughele Defensive Rebound.	23	20
9:14	Torian Lee missed Jumper.	23	20
9:11	Bent Leuchten Offensive Rebound.	23	20
9:09	Torian Lee missed Three Point Jumper.	23	20
9:06	Christian Coleman Defensive Rebound.	23	20
8:50	Tyren Moore Turnover.	23	20
8:50	Torian Lee subbing out for UC Irvine	23	20
8:50	Justin Hohn subbing in for UC Irvine	23	20
8:50	Tyren Moore subbing out for UAB	23	20
8:50	Ja'Borri McGhee subbing in for UAB	23	20
8:50	Ben Egbo subbing out for UC Irvine	23	20
8:50	Jurian Dixon subbing in for UC Irvine	23	20
8:22	Jurian Dixon Turnover.	23	20
7:57	Yaxel Lendeborg made Jumper.	25	20
7:27	Myles Che missed Layup.	25	20
7:27	Christian Coleman Block.	25	20
7:22	Justin Hohn Offensive Rebound.	25	20
7:21	Justin Hohn missed Three Point Jumper.	25	20
7:21	Efrem Johnson Defensive Rebound.	25	20
7:21	Foul on Myles Che.	25	20
7:20	Official TV Timeout	25	20
7:20	Ofure Ujadughele subbing out for UC Irvine	25	20
7:20	Bent Leuchten subbing out for UC Irvine	25	20
7:20	Devin Tillis subbing in for UC Irvine	25	20
7:20	Kyle Evans subbing in for UC Irvine	25	20
7:11	Foul on Christian Coleman.	25	20
7:11	Christian Coleman Turnover.	25	20
6:48	Devin Tillis missed Layup.	25	20
6:44	Kyle Evans Offensive Rebound.	25	20
6:44	Kyle Evans made Two Point Tip Shot.	25	22
6:29	Tony Toney missed Three Point Jumper.	25	22
6:26	Myles Che Defensive Rebound.	25	22
6:12	Myles Che missed Jumper.	25	22
6:08	Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.	25	22
5:59	Christian Coleman made Jumper. Assisted by Yaxel Lendeborg.	27	22
5:41	Justin Hohn Turnover.	27	22
5:41	Tony Toney subbing out for UAB	27	22
5:41	Alejandro Vasquez subbing in for UAB	27	22
5:24	Foul on Devin Tillis.	27	22
5:24	Devin Tillis subbing out for UC Irvine	27	22
5:24	Ofure Ujadughele subbing in for UC Irvine	27	22
5:22	Christian Coleman made Jumper. Assisted by Efrem Johnson.	29	22
4:47	Jurian Dixon missed Jumper.	29	22
4:43	Christian Coleman Defensive Rebound.	29	22
4:40	Efrem Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	29	22
4:36	Myles Che Defensive Rebound.	29	22
4:29	Jurian Dixon made Jumper. Assisted by Myles Che.	29	24
4:15	Foul on Ja'Borri McGhee.	29	24
4:15	Ja'Borri McGhee Turnover.	29	24
3:49	Official TV Timeout	29	24
3:49	Kyle Evans subbing out for UC Irvine	29	24
3:49	Bent Leuchten subbing in for UC Irvine	29	24
3:45	Ofure Ujadughele missed Jumper.	29	24
3:41	Christian Coleman Defensive Rebound.	29	24
3:32	Christian Coleman made Dunk. Assisted by Alejandro Vasquez.	31	24
3:13	Bent Leuchten made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jurian Dixon.	31	27
2:57	Alejandro Vasquez missed Jumper.	31	27
2:52	Bent Leuchten Defensive Rebound.	31	27
2:43	Myles Che missed Jumper.	31	27
2:40	Ja'Borri McGhee Defensive Rebound.	31	27
2:37	Ja'Borri McGhee made Layup.	33	27
2:12	Bent Leuchten made Jumper.	33	29
1:50	Yaxel Lendeborg made Three Point Jumper.	36	29
1:36	Justin Hohn missed Three Point Jumper.	36	29
1:32	Ja'Borri McGhee Defensive Rebound.	36	29
1:19	Yaxel Lendeborg missed Three Point Jumper.	36	29
1:15	Justin Hohn Defensive Rebound.	36	29
1:15	Foul on Yaxel Lendeborg.	36	29
1:15	Ofure Ujadughele subbing out for UC Irvine	36	29
1:15	Devin Tillis subbing in for UC Irvine	36	29
1:15	Yaxel Lendeborg subbing out for UAB	36	29
1:15	Bradley Ezewiro subbing in for UAB	36	29
1:15	Justin Hohn missed Free Throw.	36	29
1:13	Bradley Ezewiro Defensive Rebound.	36	29
0:57	Foul on Bent Leuchten.	36	29
0:57	Bent Leuchten subbing out for UC Irvine	36	29
0:57	Kyle Evans subbing in for UC Irvine	36	29
0:52	Ja'Borri McGhee missed Three Point Jumper.	36	29
0:48	Bradley Ezewiro Offensive Rebound.	36	29
0:47	Bradley Ezewiro missed Layup.	36	29
0:47	Myles Che Defensive Rebound.	36	29
0:47	Foul on Ja'Borri McGhee.	36	29
0:47	Ja'Borri McGhee subbing out for UAB	36	29
0:47	Tyren Moore subbing in for UAB	36	29
0:47	Devin Tillis subbing out for UC Irvine	36	29
0:47	Ofure Ujadughele subbing in for UC Irvine	36	29
0:47	Myles Che missed Free Throw.	36	29
0:45	Bradley Ezewiro Defensive Rebound.	36	29
0:21	Christian Coleman Turnover.	36	29
0:21	Ofure Ujadughele Steal.	36	29
0:16	Kyle Evans missed Layup.	36	29
0:13	Jurian Dixon Offensive Rebound.	36	29
0:13	Jurian Dixon made Two Point Tip Shot.	36	31
0:03	Efrem Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	36	31
0:00	Ofure Ujadughele Defensive Rebound.	36	31
0:00	End of 1st half	36	31

UAB Blazers vs. UC Irvine Anteaters: Game Highlights

2:09

From downtown, Myles Che hits the deep 3-pointer

0:22

Myles Che with the and-1 bucket

0:21

Bren Events Center

9:00 PM, March 26, 2025Coverage: ESPN2/ESPN+

Irvine, CA

Line: UCI -3.5

Over/Under: 156.5

Attendance: 1,378

Referees:
D.G. Nelson
Justin Shamion
James Ford

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Memphis	16-2	-	29-6
North Texas	14-4	2	27-8
UAB	13-5	3	24-13
Tulane	12-6	4	19-14
East Carolina	10-8	6	19-14
Florida Atlantic	10-8	6	18-16
Temple	9-9	7	17-15
Wichita State	8-10	8	19-15
South Florida	6-12	10	13-19
Tulsa	6-12	10	13-20
UTSA	6-12	10	12-19
Rice	4-14	12	13-19
Charlotte	3-15	13	11-22

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
UC San Diego	18-2	-	30-5
UC Irvine	17-3	1	31-6
Cal State Northridge	14-6	4	22-11
UC Riverside	14-6	4	21-13
UC Santa Barbara	11-9	7	21-13
UC Davis	9-11	9	15-17
Cal Poly	8-12	10	16-19
Cal State Bakersfield	8-12	10	14-19
Hawai'i	7-13	11	15-16
Long Beach State	3-17	15	7-25
Cal State Fullerton	1-19	17	6-26

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