UC Irvine Anteaters at Fresno State Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
63 - 72
63 - 72
Watson, Edo lead Fresno State past UC Irvine 72-63
Marvelle Harris chipped in 14 points with eight rebounds for the Bulldogs (2-6). Watson also grabbed eight boards and Emmanuel Owootoah dished out five assists.
Fresno State was trailing by five at the midway mark in the first half, but stormed ahead with a 17-3 run sparked by a 3-pointer and two jumpers from Watson. Edo made a layup and then dunked to give the Bulldogs a 36-27 halftime lead.
UC Irvine (3-3) pulled within seven after Aaron Wright's three-point play with 8:20 remaining, but Watson answered right back with a 3. The Anteaters couldn't trim the deficit any further until putting together a late run with the game well in hand.
Will Davis II paced UC Irvine with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Karachi Edo made Dunk. Assisted by Emmanuel Owootoah. | 63 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Luke Nelson made Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Karachi Edo made Free Throw. | 60 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Fresno St Deadball Team Rebound. | 60 - 69 |
Statistics
 UCI |
 FRES |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-65 | FG | 24-56 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 3-11 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 11-20 | FT | 21-32 |
| 55 | Free Throw % | 66 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 11 | Assists | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 24 | Fouls | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Save Mart Center
Location: Fresno, CA
Attendance: 5,210 | Capacity:
Location: Fresno, CA
Attendance: 5,210 | 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 |