UC Irvine beats Santa Clara 61-49
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Collin Welp scored 12, Eyassu Worku and Max Hazzard added 11 points each, and UC Irvine used a second-half surge to beat Santa Clara 61-49 on Thursday night.
The Anteaters (4-0) trailed by five early in the second half before taking control with a 19-3 run to lead 46-35 on Jonathan Galloway's layup with 7:19 left in the game. The Broncos (0-2) got the deficit no closer than eight from there.
Santa Clara had the largest lead of the first half at 19-14 and went into the break with a 26-24 advantage.
Keshawn Justice and Tahj Eaddy had 11 points each, and Guglielmo Caruso added 10 points for the Broncos.
UC Irvine had a 44-34 edge in rebounding and outscored Santa Clara 32-16 in points in the paint.
The Broncos made just 7 of 27 shots (26 percent) in the second half.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Rick Randall
- Chris Rastatter
- David Hall
2024-25 Big West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Hawai'i | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
UC Irvine | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
UC Santa Barbara | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Cal State Northridge | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Cal State Bakersfield | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
UC Davis | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
UC San Diego | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Cal Poly | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
UC Riverside | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Cal State Fullerton | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
Long Beach State | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Gonzaga | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Saint Mary's | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Washington State | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Oregon State | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
San Francisco | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Pacific | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Santa Clara | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Portland | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
Loyola Marymount | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
Pepperdine | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |
San Diego | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |