Edgar Jr., Leonard score 21 apiece; UC Irvine beats Cal Poly
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- John Edgar Jr. and Evan Leonard scored 21 points apiece to help UC Irvine beat Cal Poly 75-58 on Saturday night.
Edgar made 9 of 14 from the field and grabbed seven rebounds, while Leonard made three 3-pointers and finished 7-of-13 shooting overall. Eyassu Worku added 10 points and eight assists for UC Irvine (14-15, 9-4 Big West). The Anteaters remain tied with UC Davis for second in the conference standings, a half-game behind UC Santa Barbara.
Edgar and Leonard made back-to-back 3s and, after Cal Poly's Aleks Abrams made two free throws, Edgar added a layup and another 3-pointer to make it 11-2 and the Anteaters never trailed. Edgar's layup with six minutes left in the first half gave Irvine a 20-point lead before Victor Joseph scored 10 points in a 16-4 spurt that pulled the Mustangs to 35-27 at the break. Jakub Niziol converted a 3-point play that made it 43-38, but Cal Poly got no closer.
Joseph led the Mustangs (8-19, 3-10) with 16 points.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Martin Cichocki
- Frank Harvey
- Kevin Smith
2023-24 Big West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UC Irvine | 17-3 | - | 24-10 |
UC San Diego | 15-5 | 2 | 21-12 |
UC Davis | 14-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
Hawai'i | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
Long Beach State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-15 |
UC Riverside | 10-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
Cal State Northridge | 9-11 | 8 | 19-15 |
UC Santa Barbara | 9-11 | 8 | 16-15 |
Cal State Bakersfield | 8-12 | 9 | 13-19 |
Cal State Fullerton | 7-13 | 10 | 14-18 |
Cal Poly | 0-20 | 17 | 4-28 |