Defense shines as UC Irvine tops UC Riverside 69-53
Evan Leonard recorded 13 points as UC Irvine topped UC Riverside 69-53 on Saturday night.
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11-8, 1st in Big West
- 11/5W 76-73
- 11/9L 77-73
- 11/12LPW 98-52
- 11/15W 69-60
- 11/1823L 69-53
- 11/21L 59-58
- 11/24L 86-74
- 11/26W 92-67
- 11/30W 77-56
- 12/7L 68-60
- 12/14PACW 120-63
- 12/16W 74-68
- 12/17L 67-61
- 12/20L 76-67
- 12/28W 69-56
- 1/4L 77-73
- 1/11W 74-60
- 1/15W 74-61
- 1/18W 69-53
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UC Irvine dumps Cal St. Fullerton 74-61
Collin Welp scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds off the bench and UC Irvine beat Cal State Fullerton 74-61 on Wednesday.
Welp scores 18 to carry UC Irvine past Hawaii 74-60
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Harvard tops UC Irvine 77-73 for sixth straight win
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Welp scores 17 to lead UC Irvine past Pacific 69-56
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Ottey powers Illinois-Chicago past UC Irvine 76-67
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Williams scores 22 to carry UTEP past UC Irvine 67-61
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Welp, Greene carry UC Irvine over Kent St. 74-68
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Johnson leads UC Irvine over Pacific Union 120-63
Austin Johnson scored a season-high 22 points as UC Irvine easily beat Pacific Union 120-63 on Saturday night. Tommy Rutherford added 21 points for the Anteaters.
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.
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
Tommy Rutherford tied his career high with 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting as UC Irvine easily beat Louisiana-Lafayette 92-67 on Tuesday.
Davis scores 23 to carry Detroit Mercy past UC Irvine 86-74
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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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2019-20 Big West Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 3-0 | - | 11-8 |
| Hawai'i | 3-1 | 0.5 | 12-6 |
| UC Davis | 2-1 | 1 | 8-11 |
| UC Riverside | 2-2 | 1.5 | 12-8 |
| CSU Northridge | 2-2 | 1.5 | 7-13 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 1-2 | 2 | 12-6 |
| Cal Poly | 1-2 | 2 | 4-13 |
| CSU Fullerton | 1-3 | 2.5 | 6-13 |
| Long Beach State | 1-3 | 2.5 | 6-14 |
Top Performers 2019-20
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game74.3120th
Rebounds Per Game40.832nd
Assists Per Game14.5110th
Points Allowed65.795th
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Tournament History
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| Tournament Record | 0-1 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
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