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 - 82
67 - 82
UC Irvine cruises by Long Beach St in Big West opener
The win was the Anteaters' third straight overall following a four-game losing streak.
Dimakopoulos finished 7 of 8 from the field and hit all four of his 3-pointers. Luke Nelson finished with 16 points for UC Irvine (8-9, 1-0), and Jaron Martin added 12.
The Anteaters shot 52.7 percent from the field, hit 80 percent at the line, and held a 36-27 edge on the glass.
Evan Payne scored 19 points for the 49ers (5-12, 0-1), who have lost back-to-back games following a season long three-game win streak. Justin Bibbins and Noah Blackwell each added 13 points for Long Beach State.
UC Irvine led by 14 at the half and extended the lead past 20 on a Dimakopoulos 3 with 10:10 left. The 49ers never got back to single digits.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Evan Leonard Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Jordan Griffin missed Three Point Jumper. | 67 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Anson Moye Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Eyassu Worku missed Layup. | 67 - 82 |
Statistics
 LBSU |
 UCI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-54 | FG | 29-55 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 1-14 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 7 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 20-28 | FT | 16-20 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 7 | Assists | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fouls | 23 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: Bren Events Center
Location: Irvine, CA
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Location: Irvine, CA
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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 |