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Hohn puts up 22 in UC Irvine's 66-61 win over Jacksonville State in NIT

AP
Mar 24, 2025

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) Justin Hohn had 22 points in UC Irvine's 66-61 victory over Jacksonville State on Sunday in the NIT.

The Anteaters play UAB in the quarterfinals.

Hohn shot 7 for 15 (4 for 9 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Anteaters (30-6). Myles Che scored 11 points, shooting 3 for 12 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line. Bent Leuchten shot 3 of 7 from the field and 4 for 4 from the foul line to finish with 10 points, while adding seven rebounds.

The Gamecocks (23-13) were led in scoring by Jaron Pierre Jr., who finished with 15 points, 11 rebounds and four assists. Marcellus Brigham Jr. added 14 points, six rebounds and two steals for Jacksonville State. Quel'Ron House had 10 points.

Hohn put up 13 points in the first half for UC Irvine, who led 36-35 at halftime. UC Irvine used an 11-3 second-half run come back from a two-point deficit and take the lead at 64-58 with 37 seconds left in the half before finishing off the victory. Hohn scored nine second-half points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
JVST
Gamecocks
35
UCI
Anteaters
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Mason Nicholson vs. Bent Leuchten (Marcellus Brigham Jr. gains possession)
19:45		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:43		Marcellus Brigham Jr. offensive rebound
19:38	+2	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:10		Devin Tillis misses three point jump shot
19:08		Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
18:51		Koree Cotton misses two point jump shot
18:49		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
18:39	+2	Jurian Dixon makes two point layup	2-2
18:10	+2	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes two point jump shot	4-2
17:38		Myles Che misses two point jump shot
17:36		Koree Cotton defensive rebound
17:25	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point dunk (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	6-2
17:04	+3	Myles Che makes three point jump shot (Jurian Dixon assists)	6-5
16:40		Quel'Ron House misses two point jump shot
16:38		Bent Leuchten defensive rebound
16:26		Jurian Dixon misses three point jump shot
16:24		Quel'Ron House defensive rebound
16:15		Marcellus Brigham Jr. turnover (bad pass)
16:02		Justin Hohn misses three point jump shot
16:00		Bent Leuchten offensive rebound
15:54	+2	Bent Leuchten makes two point layup (Devin Tillis assists)	6-7
15:54		Michael Houge shooting foul (Bent Leuchten draws the foul)
15:54		TV timeout
15:54	+1	Bent Leuchten makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-8
15:27		Marcellus Brigham Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Devin Tillis steals)
15:21		Myles Che misses three point jump shot
15:19		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
15:11		Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:09		Jurian Dixon defensive rebound
15:03		Devin Tillis turnover (traveling)
14:51	+2	Iaroslav Niagu makes two point layup (Michael Houge assists)	8-8
14:40	+2	Justin Hohn makes two point layup	8-10
14:23	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point jump shot	10-10
14:08		Justin Hohn misses two point jump shot
14:06		Michael Houge defensive rebound
13:39	+2	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes two point jump shot (Jao Ituka assists)	12-10
13:26		Justin Hohn misses three point jump shot
13:24		Jao Ituka defensive rebound
13:17		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:15		Anteaters defensive rebound
12:44	+2	Torian Lee makes two point jump shot	12-12
12:29		Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot
12:28		Anteaters defensive rebound
11:57		Myles Che misses two point jump shot
11:55		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
11:45		Koree Cotton misses two point layup
11:43		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
11:35		Myles Che misses three point jump shot
11:33		Elijah Chol offensive rebound
11:28		Myles Che misses two point jump shot
11:26		Torian Lee offensive rebound
11:11		Torian Lee misses three point jump shot
11:10		Jao Ituka defensive rebound
11:10		Devin Tillis personal foul
11:10		TV timeout
10:58		Torian Lee shooting foul (Quel'Ron House draws the foul)
10:58	+1	Quel'Ron House makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-12
10:58	+1	Quel'Ron House makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-12
10:38	+2	Bent Leuchten makes two point layup (Myles Che assists)	14-14
10:16		Jao Ituka misses three point jump shot
10:14		Ofure Ujadughele defensive rebound
10:08	+3	Torian Lee makes three point jump shot (Ofure Ujadughele assists)	14-17
9:46	+3	Jao Ituka makes three point jump shot (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	17-17
9:33		Myles Che offensive foul
9:33		Myles Che turnover (offensive foul)
9:22		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point layup
9:20		Ben Egbo defensive rebound
9:03		Ofure Ujadughele turnover (lost ball) (Mason Nicholson steals)
8:49	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point layup (Jao Ituka assists)	19-17
8:32		Bent Leuchten misses two point jump shot
8:30		Ben Egbo offensive rebound
8:25	+3	Justin Hohn makes three point jump shot (Ben Egbo assists)	19-20
8:05		Jao Ituka turnover (lost ball) (Ofure Ujadughele steals)
8:02	+2	Ofure Ujadughele makes two point layup	19-22
8:02		Quel'Ron House shooting foul (Ofure Ujadughele draws the foul)
8:02	+1	Ofure Ujadughele makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-23
7:38		Jao Ituka misses three point jump shot
7:36		Anteaters defensive rebound
7:36		TV timeout
7:24		Torian Lee misses three point jump shot
7:22		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
7:03		Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:01		Jurian Dixon defensive rebound
6:38		Devin Tillis misses two point layup
6:36		Michael Houge defensive rebound
6:29		Michael Houge turnover (traveling)
6:15	+3	Justin Hohn makes three point jump shot (Jurian Dixon assists)	19-26
5:55		Marcellus Brigham Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Myles Che steals)
5:39	+3	Justin Hohn makes three point jump shot (Jurian Dixon assists)	19-29
5:37		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
5:17	+3	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes three point jump shot	22-29
4:50		Justin Hohn turnover (bad pass) (Jaron Pierre Jr. steals)
4:39		Myles Che shooting foul (Marcellus Brigham Jr. draws the foul)
4:39		Jaron Pierre Jr. technical foul
4:39		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover
4:39		Devin Tillis technical foul
4:39		Devin Tillis turnover
4:39	+1	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-29
4:39	+1	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-29
4:26		Myles Che misses two point jump shot
4:24		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
4:03		Torian Lee shooting foul (Quel'Ron House draws the foul)
4:03	+1	Quel'Ron House makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-29
4:03	+1	Quel'Ron House makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-29
3:52		Bent Leuchten misses three point jump shot
3:50		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
3:38	+3	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	29-29
3:28		Koree Cotton personal foul (Myles Che draws the foul)
3:29		TV timeout
3:09	+3	Torian Lee makes three point jump shot (Justin Hohn assists)	29-32
2:52		Quel'Ron House misses two point jump shot
2:50		Ofure Ujadughele defensive rebound
2:46		Koree Cotton personal foul (Justin Hohn draws the foul)
2:35	+2	Ofure Ujadughele makes two point layup (Bent Leuchten assists)	29-34
2:20	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point jump shot (Iaroslav Niagu assists)	31-34
2:08		Justin Hohn turnover (bad pass)
1:53		Marcellus Brigham Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
1:36		Torian Lee misses three point jump shot
1:34		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
1:32		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jurian Dixon steals)
1:16		Quel'Ron House shooting foul (Justin Hohn draws the foul)
1:16	+1	Justin Hohn makes regular free throw 1 of 3	31-35
1:16		Justin Hohn misses regular free throw 2 of 3
1:16	+1	Justin Hohn makes regular free throw 3 of 3	31-36
1:04	+2	Michael Houge makes two point layup (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	33-36
0:48		Jurian Dixon misses three point jump shot
0:46		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
0:31		Michael Houge misses two point jump shot
0:29		Michael Houge offensive rebound
0:24		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point layup
0:21		Michael Houge offensive rebound
0:19	+2	Michael Houge makes two point layup	35-36
0:14		Anteaters 30 second timeout
0:06		Myles Che misses two point jump shot
0:04		Michael Houge defensive rebound
0:00		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
JVST
Gamecocks
26
UCI
Anteaters
30

Time		Play	Score
19:45	+3	Myles Che makes three point jump shot (Bent Leuchten assists)	35-39
19:25		Koree Cotton misses two point jump shot
19:23		Koree Cotton offensive rebound
19:22		Bent Leuchten shooting foul (Mason Nicholson draws the foul)
19:22	+1	Mason Nicholson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-39
19:22		Mason Nicholson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:22		Bent Leuchten defensive rebound
19:01		Mason Nicholson blocks Bent Leuchten's two point jump shot
18:59		Quel'Ron House defensive rebound
18:53	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point layup	38-39
18:35		Jurian Dixon misses three point jump shot
18:33		Koree Cotton defensive rebound
18:18	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point jump shot	40-39
17:53	+3	Myles Che makes three point jump shot (Devin Tillis assists)	40-42
17:28		Quel'Ron House misses three point jump shot
17:26		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
17:12		Bent Leuchten misses two point jump shot
17:10		Quel'Ron House defensive rebound
17:03		Devin Tillis personal foul
17:01		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:59		Jaron Pierre Jr. offensive rebound
16:46	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point jump shot (Marcellus Brigham Jr. assists)	42-42
16:19	+2	Justin Hohn makes two point layup	42-44
15:59	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point jump shot	44-44
15:29		Devin Tillis misses two point layup
15:27		Quel'Ron House defensive rebound
15:20		Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot
15:18		Bent Leuchten defensive rebound
15:18		Mason Nicholson personal foul
15:18		TV timeout
15:07		Iaroslav Niagu personal foul (Bent Leuchten draws the foul)
15:01		Myles Che turnover (bad pass) (Michael Houge steals)
14:45		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:43		Justin Hohn defensive rebound
14:23		Justin Hohn misses three point jump shot
14:21		Quel'Ron House defensive rebound
14:08		Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:06		Michael Houge offensive rebound
14:03	+2	Michael Houge makes two point layup	46-44
13:56		Michael Houge personal foul
13:45		Marcellus Brigham Jr. personal foul (Justin Hohn draws the foul)
13:31		Kyle Evans misses two point layup
13:29		Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
13:15		Quel'Ron House misses two point layup
13:13		Kyle Evans defensive rebound
12:53		Jurian Dixon misses three point jump shot
12:51		Kyle Evans offensive rebound
12:48	+3	Justin Hohn makes three point jump shot (Kyle Evans assists)	46-47
12:26		Jurian Dixon personal foul
12:10		Kyle Evans blocks Michael Houge's two point layup
12:08		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
12:03		Kyle Evans misses two point layup
12:01		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
11:52		Michael Houge misses three point jump shot
11:50		Torian Lee defensive rebound
11:41	+2	Justin Hohn makes two point jump shot	46-49
11:23		Justin Hohn personal foul (Marcellus Brigham Jr. draws the foul)
11:23		TV timeout
11:15		Torian Lee shooting foul (Mason Nicholson draws the foul)
11:15		Mason Nicholson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:15		Mason Nicholson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:15		Michael Houge offensive rebound
11:11		Michael Houge misses two point layup
11:11		Mason Nicholson offensive rebound
11:10	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point layup	48-49
10:57		Justin Hohn misses three point jump shot
10:55		Torian Lee offensive rebound
10:49		Michael Houge personal foul (Devin Tillis draws the foul)
10:29		Justin Hohn misses three point jump shot
10:27		Kyle Evans offensive rebound
10:11	+2	Ben Egbo makes two point layup	48-51
9:40		Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:38		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
9:25	+2	Ben Egbo makes two point layup (Devin Tillis assists)	48-53
9:18		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
9:18		TV timeout
9:09		Michael Houge misses two point layup
9:07		Michael Houge offensive rebound
8:59		Jump ball. (Gamecocks gains possession)
8:53		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:51		Marcellus Brigham Jr. offensive rebound
8:34	+3	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes three point jump shot (Michael Houge assists)	51-53
8:07		Devin Tillis turnover (bad pass) (Marcellus Brigham Jr. steals)
8:04		Devin Tillis shooting foul (Koree Cotton draws the foul)
8:04	+1	Koree Cotton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-53
8:04	+1	Koree Cotton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-53
7:43		Jurian Dixon misses two point jump shot
7:41		Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
7:25		Michael Houge turnover (lost ball) (Devin Tillis steals)
7:16		Justin Hohn turnover (lost ball) (Marcellus Brigham Jr. steals)
7:11		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:08		Bent Leuchten defensive rebound
7:08		Michael Houge personal foul (Bent Leuchten draws the foul)
7:08		TV timeout
6:40		Devin Tillis misses three point jump shot
6:38		Koree Cotton defensive rebound
6:16		Myles Che shooting foul (Koree Cotton draws the foul)
6:15		Koree Cotton misses regular free throw 1 of 3
6:15	+1	Koree Cotton makes regular free throw 2 of 3	54-53
6:15	+1	Koree Cotton makes regular free throw 3 of 3	55-53
5:59		Iaroslav Niagu personal foul (Myles Che draws the foul)
5:59		Myles Che misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:59		Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
5:35		Koree Cotton misses two point jump shot
5:33		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
5:20	+2	Bent Leuchten makes two point jump shot	55-55
5:20		Iaroslav Niagu shooting foul (Bent Leuchten draws the foul)
5:20	+1	Bent Leuchten makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-56
5:00		Quel'Ron House misses two point jump shot
4:58		Bent Leuchten defensive rebound
4:46		Myles Che misses two point jump shot
4:42		Devin Tillis offensive rebound
4:41	+2	Devin Tillis makes two point layup	55-58
4:19		Quel'Ron House misses three point jump shot
4:17		Jaron Pierre Jr. offensive rebound
4:13		Marcellus Brigham Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Bent Leuchten steals)
4:13		Marcellus Brigham Jr. personal foul (Bent Leuchten draws the foul)
4:13	+1	Bent Leuchten makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-59
4:13	+1	Bent Leuchten makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-60
4:02	+3	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes three point jump shot	58-60
3:39	+2	Devin Tillis makes two point jump shot	58-62
3:23		Michael Houge misses two point jump shot
3:21		Justin Hohn defensive rebound
3:11		Justin Hohn turnover (lost ball)
3:11		TV timeout
3:01		Jurian Dixon personal foul (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul)
3:01		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:01		Jurian Dixon defensive rebound
2:31		Marcellus Brigham Jr. blocks Justin Hohn's two point jump shot
2:26		Bent Leuchten offensive rebound
2:26		Anteaters turnover (shot clock violation)
2:11		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:09		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
1:58		Myles Che turnover (lost ball) (Koree Cotton steals)
1:43		Bent Leuchten shooting foul (Mason Nicholson draws the foul)
1:43		Mason Nicholson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:43		Mason Nicholson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:43		Justin Hohn defensive rebound
1:15		Myles Che misses two point jump shot
1:13		Devin Tillis offensive rebound
0:54		Justin Hohn misses two point jump shot
0:52		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
0:42		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:40		Mason Nicholson offensive rebound
0:39		Mason Nicholson turnover (out of bounds)
0:37		Marcellus Brigham Jr. personal foul (Myles Che draws the foul)
0:37	+1	Myles Che makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-63
0:37	+1	Myles Che makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-64
0:29		Quel'Ron House misses two point jump shot
0:27		Michael Houge offensive rebound
0:24		Bent Leuchten shooting foul (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul)
0:24		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:24	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-64
0:22		Koree Cotton personal foul (Justin Hohn draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Justin Hohn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-65
0:22	+1	Justin Hohn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-66
0:09		Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:07		Jaron Pierre Jr. offensive rebound
0:06		Bent Leuchten shooting foul (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-66
0:06	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-66
0:06		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Gamecocks 30 second timeout