UC Irvine has the opportunity to advance to the final four of the NIT for the first time in school history. The Anteaters beat Jackson State 66-61 in their second

UC Irvine will advance as the lone No. 1 seed still alive in the NIT. The Anteaters are 4.5-point favorites at home and are -200 on the moneyline. They’re 12-2 at home, while UAB is 7-5 on the road. The Blazers rank 215th in Haslametrics ’ away-from-home metric, which doesn’t provide much confidence for this tough road test.

Justin Hohn scores a season-high 22 points and the top-seeded Anteaters outplay the Gamecocks in the final 5:20 for a 66-61 win and the second 30-win season in program history. UCI will host UAB