Chattanooga tops Loyola Chicago 80-73, will play UC Irvine in NIT championship game
AP
Apr 02, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Trey Bonham scored 23 points and Honor Huff hit a big 3-pointer late to lead Chattanooga Mocs to an 80-73 victory over Loyola Chicago Ramblers in an NIT semifinal at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.
The Mocs (28-9) will play UC Irvine in the championship game on Thursday. The Anteaters (32-6) set a school record for wins in a season after beating North Texas 69-67 in an earlier semifinal.
Chattanooga trailed 38-34 at the half but rallied to take a 67-57 lead on a Collin Mulholland layup with 7:33 remaining.
Loyola Chicago whittled away until Des Watson hit a 3-pointer to get the Ramblers within 74-73 with 2:37 left. Huff answered with a 3-pointer and the Mocs closed with a 6-0 run for the victory.
Huff and Bash Wieland both scored 12 for Chattanooga. Makai Richards scored 10 off the bench on 5-for-5 shooting.
Jayden Dawson had 19 points and six assists to pace the Ramblers (25-12). Miles Rubin had 14 points and Watson added 10 points and six rebounds. Jalen DeLoach scored 13 off the bench. He hit all four of his shots from the floor and all five of his free throws.
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1st Half
CHAT
Mocs
34
LCHI
Ramblers
38
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Ramblers gains possession)
19:55
Sheldon Edwards Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:53
Mocs defensive rebound
19:44
+2
Trey Bonham makes two point layup (Bash Wieland assists)
2-0
19:26
+2
Miles Rubin makes two point hook shot
2-2
18:52
Collin Mulholland misses three point jump shot
18:50
Jayden Dawson defensive rebound
18:44
Garrison Keeslar personal foul (Jayden Dawson draws the foul)
18:37
Jayden Dawson misses two point jump shot
18:35
Bash Wieland defensive rebound
18:13
+2
Trey Bonham makes two point driving layup (Collin Mulholland assists)
4-2
17:52
Jayden Dawson misses three point jump shot
17:50
Mocs defensive rebound
17:26
Honor Huff misses three point jump shot
17:24
Jalen Quinn defensive rebound
17:10
+2
Des Watson makes two point layup (Miles Rubin assists)
4-4
16:41
+2
Bash Wieland makes two point jump shot (Honor Huff assists)
6-4
16:08
+2
Jalen Quinn makes two point layup (Jayden Dawson assists)
6-6
16:08
Collin Mulholland shooting foul (Jalen Quinn draws the foul)
16:08
+1
Jalen Quinn makes regular free throw 1 of 1
6-7
15:52
Trey Bonham misses three point jump shot
15:50
Jalen Quinn defensive rebound
15:42
+3
Jayden Dawson makes three point jump shot (Jalen Quinn assists)
6-10
15:28
+2
Bash Wieland makes two point jump shot (Latif Diouf assists)
8-10
15:15
Sheldon Edwards Jr. misses two point layup
15:13
Trey Bonham defensive rebound
15:03
+3
Trey Bonham makes three point jump shot (Latif Diouf assists)
11-10
14:44
+3
Jayden Dawson makes three point jump shot (Jalen Quinn assists)
11-13
14:27
Bash Wieland misses two point jump shot
14:25
Miles Rubin defensive rebound
14:18
+3
Sheldon Edwards Jr. makes three point jump shot
11-16
13:59
Miles Rubin blocks Latif Diouf's two point layup
13:57
Jalen Quinn defensive rebound
13:42
Jalen Quinn misses two point layup
13:40
Latif Diouf defensive rebound
13:34
+2
Bash Wieland makes two point layup (Garrison Keeslar assists)
13-16
13:19
Jayden Dawson misses three point jump shot
13:17
Des Watson offensive rebound
13:17
Des Watson turnover (out of bounds)
13:17
TV timeout
12:50
+3
Honor Huff makes three point jump shot (Garrison Keeslar assists)
16-16
12:40
+2
Francis Nwaokorie makes two point layup (Jalen DeLoach assists)
16-18
12:40
Makai Richards shooting foul (Francis Nwaokorie draws the foul)
12:40
+1
Francis Nwaokorie makes regular free throw 1 of 1
16-19
12:10
Honor Huff misses three point jump shot
12:09
Mocs offensive rebound
12:09
Mocs turnover (shot clock violation)
11:50
Des Watson offensive foul
11:50
Des Watson turnover (offensive foul)
11:50
TV timeout
11:38
Collin Mulholland misses three point jump shot
11:36
Mocs offensive rebound
11:26
+3
Honor Huff makes three point jump shot (Jack Kostel assists)
19-19
11:07
Kymany Houinsou turnover (Jack Kostel steals)
10:59
Jack Kostel turnover (Francis Nwaokorie steals)
10:59
Sheldon Edwards Jr. turnover (double dribble)
10:35
+2
Trey Bonham makes two point layup
21-19
10:27
+2
Miles Rubin makes two point layup (Des Watson assists)
21-21
10:15
+2
Sean Cusano makes two point layup
23-21
9:36
Kymany Houinsou turnover (bad pass)
9:36
Honor Huff misses two point jump shot
9:34
Jalen Quinn defensive rebound
9:14
+2
Jayden Dawson makes two point jump shot (Miles Rubin assists)
23-23
9:14
Jack Kostel shooting foul (Jayden Dawson draws the foul)
9:14
+1
Jayden Dawson makes regular free throw 1 of 1
23-24
8:57
Trey Bonham turnover (lost ball)
8:42
+2
Miles Rubin makes two point layup (Jayden Dawson assists)
23-26
8:26
+2
Trey Bonham makes two point layup (Collin Mulholland assists)
25-26
7:56
Des Watson misses three point jump shot
7:54
Mocs defensive rebound
7:52
Francis Nwaokorie personal foul
7:52
TV timeout
7:43
Jayden Dawson blocks Honor Huff's two point layup
7:41
Jalen Quinn defensive rebound
7:19
Collin Mulholland shooting foul (Miles Rubin draws the foul)
7:19
Miles Rubin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:19
Miles Rubin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:19
Des Watson offensive rebound
7:18
+3
Jayden Dawson makes three point jump shot (Des Watson assists)
25-29
6:58
Jalen Quinn personal foul (Bash Wieland draws the foul)
6:54
Trey Bonham misses three point jump shot
6:52
Miles Rubin defensive rebound
6:30
Des Watson turnover (Trey Bonham steals)
6:07
+2
Trey Bonham makes two point layup (Honor Huff assists)
27-29
5:39
Jayden Dawson misses three point jump shot
5:37
Bash Wieland defensive rebound
5:15
Trey Bonham misses two point layup
5:13
Francis Nwaokorie defensive rebound
5:06
+2
Miles Rubin makes two point jump shot (Sheldon Edwards Jr. assists)
27-31
4:57
Bash Wieland misses two point bank jump shot
4:52
Latif Diouf personal foul
4:36
+2
Jalen DeLoach makes two point layup
27-33
4:36
Makai Richards shooting foul (Jalen DeLoach draws the foul)
