Long Beach State Beach at UC Irvine Anteaters
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
67 - 90
67 - 90
UC Irvine beats Long Beach St with strong 2nd half, 90-67
The win for UC Irvine (21-8, 10-3) breaks a tie between the two schools for second place in the Big West conference standings. The Anteaters still trail Hawaii by 1.5 games with three left to play.
Mamadou Ndiaye added 20 points and nine rebounds for UC Irvine, while Alex Young hit three 3s and finished with 11 points. Overall the Anteaters hit 12 of 20 from long distance and shot a very efficient 64.2 percent overall.
Justin Bibbins led the 49ers (15-13, 9-4) with 26 points. Travis Hammonds added 18 for Long Beach State, which had its six-game win streak snapped.
After a close first half, UC Irvine pulled away in the second, outscoring the 49ers 32-15 over a nine-minute stretch midway through to seal it.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Jaron Martin Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Shawn Ray Block. | 67 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Quentin Shropshire missed Jumper. | 67 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:42 | Anson Moye Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 90 |
Statistics
 LBSU |
 UCI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-53 | FG | 34-53 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 64 |
| 8-26 | 3PT | 12-20 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 60 |
| 25-27 | FT | 10-14 |
| 93 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 11 | Assists | 23 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fouls | 21 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Venue: Bren Events Center
Location: Irvine, CA
Attendance: 2,654 | Capacity:
Location: Irvine, CA
Attendance: 2,654 | 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 |