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New Mexico State Aggies at UC Irvine Anteaters

· NCAA Men's Basketball
New Mexico State Aggies
8-7, 1-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
52 - 54
UC Irvine Anteaters
11-5, 5-0 Home

UC Irvine edges New Mexico State 54-52

Trailing by six with under three minutes to play, Irvine (11-5) got a bucket from Best to spark an 8-0 run capped by his winning jumper with 20 seconds left. New Mexico State's Ian Baker missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Young was 7 of 14 from the field with five rebounds and three assists. Best finished with six points. The Anteaters hit 21 of 54 from the field (39 percent) and forced 16 turnovers while committing just seven.

New Mexico State (8-7) controlled the boards 35-30 but got to the line just once, hitting its only free throw attempt compared to Irvine's 8 for 13.

Pascal Siakam paced the Aggies with 17 points and 10 rebounds, Ian Baker added 14 points and Jalyn Pennie 12.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 52 - 54
2nd 0:00 UC Irvine Defensive Rebound. 52 - 54
2nd 0:00 Ian Baker missed Three Point Jumper. 52 - 54
2nd 0:19 New Mexico St Timeout 52 - 54
2nd 0:19 UC Irvine Timeout 52 - 54

Statistics

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22-53 FG 21-54
42 Field Goal % 39
7-19 3PT 4-11
37 Three Point % 36
1-1 FT 8-13
100 Free Throw % 62
35 Rebounds 30
8 Offensive Rebounds 7
27 Defensive Rebounds 23
14 Assists 12
3 Steals 7
3 Blocks 2
16 Turnovers 7
1 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 11
2 Fast Break Points 0
16 Points in Paint 18
9 Fouls 13
9 Largest Lead 4

Game Information

Venue: Bren Events Center

Location: Irvine, CA
Attendance: 2,866 | Capacity:

2025-26 Conference USA Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Liberty 17-3 - 26-8
Sam Houston 13-7 4 22-12
Louisiana Tech 11-9 6 20-14
Western Kentucky 11-9 6 18-14
Middle Tennessee 11-9 6 17-15
Kennesaw State 10-10 7 21-14
Jacksonville State 10-10 7 15-17
New Mexico State 8-12 9 16-16
Missouri State 8-12 9 16-18
Florida International 8-12 9 15-17
UTEP 7-13 8 11-20
Delaware 6-14 11 10-21

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
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