UC Irvine Anteaters @ Belmont Bruins
Bent Leuchten scores 21 of his 23 points in second half to help UC Irvine defeat Belmont 92-84
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
Nashville, TN
Referee:Michael Greenstein
Referee:Gregory Nixon
Referee:Gary Maxwell
2025-26 Standings
| Big West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawai'i | 6-2 | - | 14-4 |
| UC Irvine | 6-2 | - | 13-7 |
| UC San Diego | 5-3 | 1 | 15-5 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 5-3 | 1 | 12-7 |
| UC Davis | 4-4 | 2 | 11-8 |
| Cal State Northridge | 4-4 | 2 | 11-9 |
| Long Beach State | 4-4 | 2 | 8-12 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 4-5 | 2.5 | 9-12 |
| Cal Poly | 3-5 | 3 | 7-13 |
| UC Riverside | 2-6 | 4 | 7-13 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-7 | 4.5 | 8-13 |
| Missouri Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray State | 8-1 | - | 16-4 |
| Belmont | 7-2 | 1 | 17-3 |
| Bradley | 7-3 | 1.5 | 14-7 |
| Illinois State | 6-3 | 2 | 14-6 |
| UIC | 5-4 | 3 | 10-10 |
| Northern Iowa | 4-5 | 4 | 12-8 |
| Drake | 4-5 | 4 | 10-10 |
| Valparaiso | 4-5 | 4 | 10-10 |
| Indiana State | 2-7 | 6 | 9-11 |
| Southern Illinois | 2-7 | 6 | 8-12 |
| Evansville | 1-8 | 7 | 5-15 |
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