Bent Leuchten scores 21 of his 23 points in second half to help UC Irvine defeat Belmont 92-84
UC Irvine Anteaters vs. Belmont Bruins: Game Highlights
UC Irvine Anteaters vs. Belmont Bruins: Game Highlights
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- — Bent Leuchten scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half when UC Irvine scored 67 points and the Anteaters defeated Belmont 92-84 on Thursday night.
Leuchten added 15 rebounds for the Anteaters (10-1). Justin Hohn scored 19 points, going 6 of 12 from the floor, including 4 for 6 from 3-point range, and 3 for 4 from the line. Myles Che shot 7 of 13 from the field, including 0 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line to finish with 18 points.
Carter Whitt led the Bruins (9-3) in scoring, finishing with 25 points and nine assists. Isaiah Walker added 16 points for Belmont. Tyler Lundblade also had 11 points. The Bruins ended a five-game winning streak with the loss.
Che scored eight points in the first half and UC Irvine went into halftime trailing 39-25.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Michael Greenstein
- Gregory Nixon
- Gary Maxwell
2024-25 Big West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UC Irvine | 12-2 | - | 22-4 |
UC San Diego | 12-2 | - | 22-4 |
Cal State Northridge | 10-4 | 2 | 18-7 |
UC Riverside | 10-5 | 2.5 | 17-10 |
UC Davis | 9-6 | 3.5 | 15-11 |
UC Santa Barbara | 8-7 | 4.5 | 16-10 |
Hawai'i | 6-9 | 6.5 | 14-12 |
Cal State Bakersfield | 5-10 | 7.5 | 11-16 |
Cal Poly | 4-10 | 8 | 10-16 |
Long Beach State | 3-11 | 9 | 7-19 |
Cal State Fullerton | 1-14 | 11.5 | 6-21 |
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Drake | 13-3 | - | 23-3 |
Bradley | 12-4 | 1 | 21-6 |
Northern Iowa | 12-4 | 1 | 18-9 |
Belmont | 10-6 | 3 | 18-9 |
UIC | 8-8 | 5 | 15-11 |
Illinois State | 7-9 | 6 | 15-12 |
Indiana State | 7-9 | 6 | 13-14 |
Murray State | 7-9 | 6 | 13-14 |
Southern Illinois | 7-9 | 6 | 12-15 |
Evansville | 7-9 | 6 | 10-17 |
Valparaiso | 4-12 | 9 | 11-16 |
Missouri State | 2-14 | 11 | 9-18 |