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>
78 - 72
78 - 72
UC Irvine holds on for 78-72 win over Cal Poly in OT
The Anteaters (18-6, 7-1 Big West) trailed 72-70 in overtime before Ndiaye gave them the lead. Luke Nelson made four free throws and Jaron Martin added another to seal it for UC Irvine.
Ndiaye and Nelson scored 21 points apiece to lead the Anteaters. Mike Best added 11.
The Mustangs (8-13, 2-6) went on top 60-58 on a Taylor Sutlive 3-pointer with 1:50 to go in the second half. Reese Morgan extended Cal Poly's lead to 63-60 on a free throw with four seconds left, but then Ndiaye dished to Martin who hit a 3-pointer in the final second to tie it and force overtime.
Sutlive and Ridge Shipley scored 11 points apiece for Cal Poly.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 72 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Luke Nelson made Free Throw. | 78 - 72 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Luke Nelson made Free Throw. | 77 - 72 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Foul on Reese Morgan. | 76 - 72 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Luke Nelson Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 72 |
Statistics
 UCI |
 CP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-55 | FG | 25-70 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 6-13 | 3PT | 10-30 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 20-29 | FT | 12-17 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 13 | Blocks | 2 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 20 | Fouls | 27 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Mott Athletics Center
Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
Attendance: 1,877 | Capacity:
Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
Attendance: 1,877 | 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 |