UC Irvine Anteaters at Evansville Purple Aces
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<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
56 - 75
56 - 75
Evansville beats UC Irvine 75-56 for 5th at Wooden Legacy
D.J. Balentine and Blake Simmons added 15 points apiece for Evansville (5-1). Adam Wing chipped in nine points with five assists and a career-high 10 rebounds for the Purple Aces.
Jaron Martin scored 15 points and Ioannis Dimakopoulos had 12 to lead UC Irvine (5-2).
The Anteaters had a 31-27 halftime lead and it was tied at 37 with 13 minutes left. Mockevicius and Simmons made back-to-back layups to spark a 23-12 run and give the Purple Aces a 60-49 lead with six minutes to play. Mockevicius scored 10 points and Simmons added five during the stretch.
The Anteaters made their last field goal at the 7:11 mark, and finished shooting 7 of 11 from the line and 0 of 10 from the field.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:14 | D.J. Balentine Defensive Rebound. | 56 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Jaron Martin missed Layup. | 56 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Jaron Martin Offensive Rebound. | 56 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Haroldas Saprykinas missed Three Point Jumper. | 56 - 75 |
Statistics
 UCI |
 EVAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-62 | FG | 26-47 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 3-15 | 3PT | 4-11 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 13-19 | FT | 19-23 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: Honda Center
Location: Anaheim, CA
Capacity:
Location: Anaheim, CA
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 |
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |