Cal State Northridge Matadors at UC Irvine Anteaters
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
84 - 93
84 - 93
UC Irvine pulls away in 93-84 win over Cal State Northridge
Young hit 4 of 7 from 3-point range, 4 of 6 from the line and became the first Anteater since 2003 to score 30 points in a game. Mamadou Ndiaye added 14 for Irvine (19-7, 8-2 Big West).
Leading 39-35 at the break, Irvine opened the second half with a 14-2 run to break open a 53-37 lead with 16:35 left. Young had 10 points in the run, Mike Best hit a jumper and Ndiaye slammed in a dunk to cap it.
Irvine shot 55 percent from the field and held a 49-37 rebounding advantage to bounce back from Thursday's loss to Hawaii.
Kendall Smith led CSUN (9-16, 4-7) with 21 points, Jerron Wilbut had 19 and Aaron Parks 14. Tre Hale-Edmerson had 10 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 84 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Kendall Smith Defensive Rebound. | 84 - 93 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jaron Martin missed Free Throw. | 84 - 93 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Luke Nelson made Free Throw. | 84 - 93 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Foul on Aaron Parks. | 84 - 92 |
Statistics
 CSUN |
 UCI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-74 | FG | 36-66 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 8-14 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 57 |
| 19-27 | FT | 13-22 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 59 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 39 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 56 |
| 21 | Fouls | 24 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Bren Events Center
Location: Irvine, CA
Attendance: 2,486 | Capacity:
Location: Irvine, CA
Attendance: 2,486 | 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 |