Top student section moments of March
A half-court shot. Court stormings. And goodbye kisses. We rank the best student section moments of March.
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2019 Schedule
1st in Big West
- 11/6W 86-68
- 11/9W 74-73
- 11/12LPW 87-53
- 11/15W 61-49
- 11/19W 65-56
- 11/20W 67-55
- 11/21L 67-60
- 11/28W 80-75
- 12/1L 89-65
- 12/5W 69-66
- 12/8W 60-51
- 12/15W 86-52
- 12/19W 52-48
- 12/21L 71-54
- 12/29L 84-75
- 1/3W 85-74
- 1/10W 71-69
- 1/12W 63-46
- 1/16L 80-70
- 1/19W 74-68
- 1/23W 75-74
- 1/26W 82-64
- 1/31W 66-62
- 2/2W 82-80
- 2/6W 60-53
- 2/9W 67-56
- 2/16W 83-70
- 2/21W 74-47
- 2/28W 64-48
- 3/2W 68-47
- 3/7W 110-72
- 3/9W 86-74
- 3/14W 63-44
- 3/15W 75-67
- 3/16W 92-64
- 3/224W 70-64
- 3/2412L 73-54
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Coach sorry for 'queen' remark to Ducks' King
UC Irvine coach Russell Turner apologized to Oregon freshman forward Louis King for calling him "queen" during their NCAA tournament game on Sunday.
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.
Oregon's defense key in matchup with UC Irvine (1:56)
Reseeding the 2019 NCAA tournament field for the round of 32
We started with 68 on Tuesday night. Now we're down to 32. Here's how we rank them heading into Saturday.
Meet UC Irvine, California's top college basketball team
Long overshadowed by fellow California schools such as UCLA, USC and Cal, UC Irvine pulled off the biggest upset of the NCAA tournament so far.
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.
Virginia, Tennessee headline South Region (4:45)
UC Irvine routs Cal State Fullerton to win Big West title
Max Hazzard and Collin Welp each scored 23 points, UC Irvine made 61.8 percent of its shots from the field and the Anteaters won their second Big West Tournament title in five years with a 92-64 rout of Cal State Fullerton in Saturday night's...
UC Irvine punches ticket to NCAA tournament (1:27)
Welp knocks down tough fade away (0:29)
Welp throws in the left handed floater at the buzzer (0:27)
Cartwright leads UC Irvine past Long Beach St. 75-67
Robert Cartwright had 17 points to lead five UC Irvine players in double figures as the Anteaters defeated Long Beach State 75-67 in the semifinals of the Big West Conference Tourney on Friday night. Max Hazzard added 14 points for the Anteaters. Evan...
UC Irvine beats UC Riverside 63-44 in Big West tourney
Collin Welp came off the bench to score 15 points and lead UC Irvine to a 63-44 win over UC Riverside in the quarterfinals of the Big West Conference Tournament on Thursday night.
Leonard lifts UC Irvine over CSU Northridge 86-74
Evan Leonard had 17 points as UC Irvine extended its win streak to 13 games, beating Cal State Northridge 86-74 on Saturday night.
Welp, Leonard lead UC Irvine past Cal Poly 110-72
Collin Welp had 19 points as UC Irvine won its 12th consecutive game, romping past Cal Poly 110-72 on Thursday night.
UC Irvine wins Big West crown, beats UC Riverside 68-47
Evan Leonard scored 14 points and Collin Welp added 13 more off the bench as UC Irvine cruised to its 11th straight win Saturday night, a 68-47 victory over UC Riverside that clinched the Big West Conference regular-season crown.
Jones scores 12 to lift UC Irvine over UC Davis 64-48
Elston Jones had 12 points and 12 rebounds off the bench to lift UC Irvine to a 64-48 win over UC Davis on Thursday night, the Anteaters' 10th straight victory.
UC Irvine beats Cal Poly 74-47
onathan Galloway had 14 points and Max Hazzard posted 14 points as UC Irvine won its ninth straight game, easily beating Cal Poly 74-47 on Thursday night.
Leonard lifts UC Irvine past UC Santa Barbara 83-70
Evan Leonard had a season-high 23 points as UC Irvine stretched its win streak to eight games, beating UC Santa Barbara 83-70 on Saturday night.
Jones carries UC Irvine over Hawaii 67-56
Elston Jones had 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead UC Irvine to a 67-56 win over Hawaii on Saturday night, the Anteaters' seventh straight victory.
UC Irvine wins 6th straight, beats Cal State Fullerton 60-53
Max Hazzard scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half to help UC Irvine pull away and beat Cal State Fullerton 60-53 on Wednesday night for its sixth straight win.
Leonard, Rutherford help UC Irvine beat Long Beach St. 82-80
Evan Leonard hit 3 of 4 from 3-point range and scored 18 points and Tommy Rutherford made a baby hook with 2.4 seconds left to help UC Irvine beat Long Beach State 82-80 on Saturday night.
2018-19 Big West Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-1 | - | 31-6 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 10-6 | 5 | 22-10 |
| CSU Fullerton | 10-6 | 5 | 16-18 |
| Hawai'i | 9-7 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Long Beach State | 8-8 | 7 | 15-19 |
| CSU Northridge | 7-9 | 8 | 13-21 |
| UC Davis | 7-9 | 8 | 11-20 |
| UC Riverside | 4-12 | 11 | 10-23 |
| Cal Poly | 2-14 | 13 | 6-23 |
Team Stats
Points Per Game72.3
Rebounds Per Game39.9
Assists Per Game12.9
Points Allowed63.621st
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Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 0-1 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 1 |