UC Irvine Anteaters at Eastern Washington Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 61
70 - 61
UC Irvine pulls away from Eastern Washington 70-61
UC Irvine (6-5) used a 12-3 run to jump out to a 22-13 first-half lead. Eastern Washington (5-4) responded, taking the 31-29 lead on an Ognjen Miljkovic layup with 24 seconds left in the half.
The Anteaters came out strong in the second half, retaking the lead and pushing it to double figures with 10:50 remaining.
The Eagles would cut the lead to four multiple times, but Irvine always had the answer. A late 7-0 run extended the lead back to 68-56 with just less than a minute.
Will Davis II scored 12 points for Irvine, and Mamadou Ndiaye added 10 points, eight rebounds and four blocks.
Tyler Harvey led the Eagles with 15 points. EWU finished a woeful 33.3 percent from the field while Irvine shot 49.1 percent.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:04 | UC Irvine Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Tyler Harvey missed Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Will Davis II made Dunk. Assisted by Alex Young. | 70 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:21 | UC Irvine Timeout | 68 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Venky Jois made Layup. | 68 - 61 |
Statistics
 UCI |
 EWU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-55 | FG | 21-63 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 5-14 | 3PT | 9-27 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 11-20 | FT | 10-19 |
| 55 | Free Throw % | 53 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 14 | Assists | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Reese Court
Location: Cheney, WA
Attendance: 911 | Capacity:
Location: Cheney, WA
Attendance: 911 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 8 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |