UC Irvine Anteaters at Cal Poly Mustangs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
64 - 50
64 - 50
Nelson, UC Irvine to Cal Poly 64-50
Mike Best finished with 10 points for Irvine, which shot 7 of 16 (43.8 percent) from 3-point range and remained tied with UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State for first place in the Big West Conference.
Cal Poly (8-13, 4-4 Big West Conference) scored on five of its first six possessions and led 15-9 with 14:46 left in the first half. UC Irvine, however, rattled off 20 of the game's next 22 points, opening up a 12-point advantage about 7 minutes later.
The Anteaters (14-9, 5-2) took a 39-28 lead into the break.
UCI opened the second half with an 8-1 spurt, extending its lead to 18, and Cal Poly never threatened again.
Chris Eversly paced the Mustangs with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:27 | UC Irvine Timeout | 64 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Ridge Shipley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Johnson. | 64 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Jamal Johnson Offensive Rebound. | 64 - 47 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Ridge Shipley missed Jumper. | 64 - 47 |
Statistics
 UCI |
 CP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-52 | FG | 17-56 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 30 |
| 7-16 | 3PT | 8-23 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 7-11 | FT | 8-14 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 19 | Assists | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: Mott Athletics Center
Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
Attendance: 3,032 | Capacity:
Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
Attendance: 3,032 | 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 |