UC Irvine has 6 reach double figures, beats Whittier 112-65
IRVINE, Calif. -- Evan Leonard and Tommy Rutherford scored 16 points apiece to lead six UC Irvine players in double figures and help the Anteaters beat Division III Whittier 112-65 on Wednesday night.
Eyassu Worku had 14 points and seven assists, John Edgar Jr. scored 12 points and Justin Wertner and Darrian Traylor added 11 apiece for UC Irvine (4-5). The Anteaters, who came in averaging 72.1 points per game with a previous season high of 91, shot 62 percent (41 of 66) from the field.
Worku hit a 3-pointer to make it 13-2, added another in a 7-0 run to open a 24-11 lead 8 1/2 minutes in and UC Irvine never trailed. Whittier trimmed its deficit to eight points on Victor Nwaba's layup with 2:09 left in the first half, but Edgar sandwiched a pair of layups around a 3-pointer by Traylor to make it 49-22 at the break. The Poets stayed within striking range until UC Irvine used a 20-0 break to lead 89-55 and Wertner converted a 3-point play to make it 109-60 with a minute left.
Nwaba had 13 points, Joey Toyama 12 and Nick Potthoff 11 for Whittier.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Quinton Reece
- Ian Caldwell
- Earnest Kelley III
2024-25 Big West Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 9-1 | - | 19-3 |
| UC San Diego | 8-2 | 1 | 18-4 |
| UC Riverside | 7-3 | 2 | 14-8 |
| Cal State Northridge | 6-4 | 3 | 14-7 |
| UC Davis | 6-4 | 3 | 12-9 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 5-5 | 4 | 13-8 |
| Hawai'i | 4-6 | 5 | 12-9 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 4-6 | 5 | 10-12 |
| Long Beach State | 3-7 | 6 | 7-15 |
| Cal Poly | 2-8 | 7 | 8-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 1-9 | 8 | 6-16 |
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