The 2025 National Invitation Tournament continued Wednesday with two exciting quarterfinal matchups. In the first game, Loyola Chicago defeated Kent State 72-62 behind 18 points and nine rebounds from center Miles Rubin. Loyola Chicago will face Chattanooga in the semifinals at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on April 1.

The final quarterfinal game of the tournament showcased a thrilling finish between No. 1 seed UC Irvine and UAB, with the Anteaters advancing through an 81-77 overtime victory led by Devin Tillis, who scored 22 points. North Texas will face UC Irvine in the NIT semifinals, where Coach Russ Hodge will depart post-season to join West Virginia.

On Tuesday, No. 2 seed North Texas and Chattanooga both accomplished dramatic upsets over No. 4 seed Oklahoma State and No. 3 seed Bradley, respectively. North Texas triumphed over Oklahoma State 61-59 with 15 points from guard Atin Wright, avoiding a late surge from the Sooners.

Oklahoma State was the final power-conference team remaining in this year’s NIT.

Here is a look at the full bracket and key tournament 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 Schedule, Scores

Games in the first three rounds will take place 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 65, No. 3 Arkansas State 63 | Recap
• No. 4 Oklahoma State 85, No. 1 SMU 83 | Recap

Quarterfinals

• No. 2 North Texas 61, No. 4 Oklahoma State 59 | Recap

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

• UAB 87, No. 2 Santa Clara 84 | Recap
• No. 1 UC Irvine 66, Jacksonville State 61 | Recap

Quarterfinals

• No. 1 UC Irvine 81, UAB 77 | Recap

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. 3 Bradley 75, No. 2 George Mason 67 | Recap
• Chattanooga 87, No. 1 Dayton 72 | Recap

Quarterfinals

• Chattanooga 67, No. 3 Bradley 65 | Recap

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 77, No. 2 Stanford 75 | Recap
• Loyola Chicago 77, No. 1 San Francisco 76 | Recap