Acquaah carries California Baptist over UC Irvine 68-60
Milan Acquaah had 26 points as California Baptist defeated UC Irvine 68-60 on Saturday night.
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Welp scores 31 to lift UC Irvine past E. Michigan 77-56
Collin Welp had a career-high 31 points as UC Irvine easily defeated Eastern Michigan 77-56 on Saturday night.
Rutherford carries UC Irvine past Louisiana-Lafayette 92-67
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Davis scores 23 to carry Detroit Mercy past UC Irvine 86-74
Sophomore Antoine Davis finished with 23 points, six assists and four rebounds and Detroit Mercy picked up its first win of the season, beating UC Irvine 86-74 on Sunday.
Late 3 lifts TCU over UC Irvine 59-58 for Dixon’s 400th win
RJ Nembhard hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds left while scoring a career-high 20 points, lifting TCU to a 59-58 victory over UC Irvine on Thursday night.
Bey, Wright each score 16, No. 23 Colorado beats UCI 69-53
Tyler Bey and McKinley Wright each scored 16 points and No. 23 Colorado leaned on a strong defensive effort to beat UC Irvine 69-53 on Monday night.
Worku, Greene lift UC Irvine over Boise State 69-61
Eyassu Worku tossed in 15 points and Brad Greene pitched in with 14 points and eight rebounds to send UC Irvine to a 69-61 victory over Boise State on Friday night.
UC Irvine beats NAIA's Life Pacific in home opener, 98-52
Collin Welp and Aiden Krause came off the bench to score 18 and 15 points, respectively, and lead UC Irvine to a 98-52 win over the NAIA's Life Pacific in the Anteaters's home opener Tuesday night.
Kameron Edwards' late 3 lifts Pepperdine over UC Irvine
Kameron Edwards hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 44 seconds left in the game and Colbey Ross added two free throws with 6 seconds to go as Pepperdine rallied late to beat UC Irvine 77-73 on Saturday night in the Waves' home opener.
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UC Irvine rallies from 14 down, beats San Diego 76-73
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Coach sorry for 'queen' remark to Ducks' King
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Oregon beats UC Irvine 73-54 to advance to Sweet 16
Ehab Amin sparked Oregon out of a long drought to start the second half and the Ducks became the lone double-digit seed to advance to the Sweet 16 by beating UC Irvine 73-54 on Sunday night.
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No. 13 seed UC Irvine upsets Kansas State 70-64
UC Irvine got back-to-back 3-pointers from Evan Leonard to spark the deciding run in a 70-64 upset over Kansas State that marked the Anteaters' first NCAA Tournament victory in school history.
Kyle Bonagura ESPN Staff Writer
UC Irvine coach Russell Turner on what his program's breakthrough win means for the school: “UC Irvine folks live in the shadows. Live like little brothers to UCLA and SC and maybe some others -- Cal, Stanford, San Diego State. “Well, little brother has been in the weight room, getting better, getting ready for a chance like this. So I'm really happy for these players to be able to work so hard for something everybody can see and then accomplish it. But I'm also really excited for the fans of our program who also seem to have endured feeling like little brothers. You know, we need to stick our chests out a little bit right now, I believe.”
Joel Anderson ESPN
UC Irvine's victory over Kansas State today was the first for the Big West conference in the round of 64 since Hawai'i beat California as a 13 seed in 2016. The Anteaters, in only their second-ever NCAA tournament, also extended their winning streak to 17 games and their school record for wins in a season to 31.
Joel Anderson ESPN
Kansas State star Barry Brown is going to want to forget the final game of his college career for a number of reasons, but he suffered through an absolutely disastrous stretch in the final 1:38 of this upset loss to UC Irvine. Brown first clanged a long 3 early in the shot clock, threw the ball away on another possession, and then missed another 3 with 14 seconds left, capping an afternoon where he finished with 5 points on 2-of-9 shooting. His struggles typified the Wildcats' poor offensive performance (37.3 percent shooting overall, 29.6 from 3) in their defeat.
Joel Anderson ESPN
We've got a little more than 8 minutes left in San Jose and UC Irvine has a 2-point lead, no fear, and a virtual home-court advantage here in the SAP Center. Kansas State simply can't find anyone who can reliably get to the basket, a continuation of a season-long trend. The Wildcats, already one of the nation's worst-shooting (248th) and scoring teams,(321st) is currently shooting 39.1 percent against the 13th-seeded Anteaters.
Joel Anderson ESPN
Here's how much Kansas State misses injured senior forward Dean Wade so far: The Wildcats scored just 6 points in the paint in the first half and attempted as many threes (14) as twos (14), which isn't a good sign for a team that ranked 224th in the nation in 3-point shooting percentage (33.6).
Joel Anderson ESPN
Not only did Max Hazzard's buzzer-beating 3 tie the game up at halftime for the first time since tipoff, but UC Irvine also held Kansas State without a field goal for the final 6:18 of the first half. It was quite the momentum change for the underdog Anteaters, who trailed throughout despite holding the fourth-seeded Wildcats to 35.7 percent shooting.
Joel Anderson ESPN
We're early into the first game at San Jose today but it's pretty clear UC Irvine, which is located 385 miles south of the SAP Center, has a decided home-court advantage over No. 4-seeded Kansas State. UC Irvine's fans had the "Let's go Eaters!" chants going even before tipoff.
2019-20 Big West Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Riverside | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Hawai'i | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
| UC Irvine | 0-0 | - | 5-5 |
| UC Davis | 0-0 | - | 4-7 |
| CSU Fullerton | 0-0 | - | 3-7 |
| Long Beach State | 0-0 | - | 3-7 |
| Cal Poly | 0-0 | - | 2-7 |
| CSU Northridge | 0-0 | - | 2-8 |
Top Performers 2019-20
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game73.0Tied-161st
Rebounds Per Game41.0Tied-36th
Assists Per Game15.290th
Points Allowed66.7137th
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Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 0-1 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 1 |