Former Vol wins NIT championship with Auburn
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Auburn defeated Tulsa 92-86 in overtime to win the 2026 NIT championship, led by first-year head coach Steven Pearl, a former Tennessee basketball player. The Tigers were down by as many as 21 points in the first half but came back to win the game with Kevin Overton's three-point field goal tying the game and sending it to overtime.
Auburn won the 2026 NIT championship by defeating Tulsa 92-86 in overtime. The game was played at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Auburn led 48-31 at halftime but Tulsa caught up. Kevin Overton scored 26 points and made a three-point field goal to tie the game and send it to overtime. Auburn was led by first-year head coach Steven Pearl, a former Tennessee basketball player. Pearl replaced his father, Bruce Pearl, as head coach at Auburn.
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