Cal State Northridge Matadors @ UC Irvine Anteaters
Rutherford, UC Irvine cruise past CSU Northridge, 77-56
IRVINE, Calif. -- Tommy Rutherford scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and UC Irvine picked up its sixth win in its last seven games, cruising past CSU Northridge, 77-56 in a Big West Conference battle Wednesday night.
The victory was the Anteaters eighth straight win over the Matadors.
Rutherford converted a layup and dunked with 4:07 left in the first half to give UC Irvine (12-14, 7-3) a 16-point advantage, 26-10, but the Matadors rallied to trail by just eight, 28-20 at the break. Rutherford capped an 11-3 run out of the break that put the Anteaters back in front by 16, 39-23, and they cruised from there.
Evan Leonard finished with 15 points and UC Irvine shot 31 of 61 from the field (51 percent), including 6 of 18 from distance.
Tavrion Dawson finished with 18 points to lead the Matadors (5-19, 2-8). Lyrik Schreiner and Terrell Gomez each scored 11 points and Schreiner grabbed 10 rebounds.
Game Information
Irvine, CA
Referee:Chris Rastatter
Referee:Daryl Gelinas
Referee:Deldre Carr
2025-26 Standings
| Big West ConferenceBig West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawai'i | 11-5 | - | 19-7 |
| UC Irvine | 11-5 | - | 18-10 |
| Cal State Northridge | 11-5 | - | 18-10 |
| UC Davis | 10-7 | 1.5 | 17-11 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 10-7 | 1.5 | 17-11 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 10-7 | 1.5 | 15-14 |
| UC San Diego | 9-7 | 2 | 19-9 |
| Cal Poly | 8-8 | 3 | 12-16 |
| Long Beach State | 4-12 | 7 | 8-20 |
| UC Riverside | 4-13 | 7.5 | 9-20 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-14 | 9 | 8-20 |
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