Martin, Nelson help UC-Irvine reach Big West title game
Jaron Martin scored 18 points and Luke Nelson 14 as UC-Irvine rallied late in the game to regain the lead and defeat Long Beach State 62-57 in a Big West Conference semifinal on Friday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Long Beach State Beach
57
UC Irvine Anteaters
62
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LBSU | 25 | 32 | 57 |
| UCI | 31 | 31 | 62 |
Honda Center
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/26 | @ Montana State Bobcats | L 70-83 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Utah Utes | L 63-66 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:11 57-62
Foul on Mason Riggins.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 57-62
Evan Payne made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 56-62
Foul on Luke Nelson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 56-62
Jaron Martin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:19 56-61
Foul on Quentin Shropshire.
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JumpShot 0:29 56-61
Evan Payne made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Bibbins.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 54-61
Luke Nelson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 54-60
Luke Nelson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:36 54-59
Foul on Justin Bibbins.
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PersonalFoul 0:42 54-59
Foul on Justin Bibbins.
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PersonalFoul 0:51 54-59
Foul on Quentin Shropshire.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:34 54-59
Temidayo Yussuf made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:34 53-59
Foul on Luke Nelson.
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JumpShot 1:50 53-59
Tommy Rutherford made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:00 53-57
Justin Bibbins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:00 52-57
Justin Bibbins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:00 51-57
Foul on Brandon Smith.
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LayUpShot 3:26 51-57
Jonathan Galloway made Layup. Assisted by Jaron Martin.
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LayUpShot 4:16 51-55
Barry Ogalue made Layup.
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LayUpShot 4:34 49-55
Tommy Rutherford made Layup. Assisted by Luke Nelson.
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JumpShot 5:18 49-53
Luke Nelson made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:39 49-51
Justin Bibbins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Blackwell.
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LayUpShot 6:09 46-51
Jonathan Galloway made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Smith.
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PersonalFoul 6:58 46-49
Foul on Brandon Smith.
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PersonalFoul 7:15 46-49
Foul on Jonathan Galloway.
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LayUpShot 7:39 46-49
Jaron Martin made Layup. Assisted by Luke Nelson.
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JumpShot 8:15 46-47
Luke Nelson made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:55 46-45
Luke Nelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jonathan Galloway.
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PersonalFoul 8:57 46-42
Foul on Justin Bibbins.
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LayUpShot 10:06 46-42
Barry Ogalue made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:32 44-42
Roschon Prince made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:32 43-42
Foul on Brandon Smith.
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LayUpShot 10:32 43-42
Roschon Prince made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:11 41-42
Justin Bibbins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Barry Ogalue.
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PersonalFoul 11:39 38-42
Foul on Mason Riggins.
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LayUpShot 13:21 38-42
Max Hazzard made Layup.
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JumpShot 13:43 38-40
Temidayo Yussuf made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:07 36-40
Noah Blackwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temidayo Yussuf.
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JumpShot 15:22 33-40
Jaron Martin made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:48 33-38
Noah Blackwell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temidayo Yussuf.
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LayUpShot 16:22 30-38
Ioannis Dimakopoulos made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 16:27 30-36
Foul on Mason Riggins.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:38 30-36
Temidayo Yussuf made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:38 29-36
Foul on Brandon Smith.
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LayUpShot 16:38 29-36
Temidayo Yussuf made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:02 27-36
Jaron Martin made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 17:47 27-33
Roschon Prince made Layup. Assisted by Temidayo Yussuf.
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PersonalFoul 18:16 25-33
Foul on Jaron Martin.
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PersonalFoul 18:24 25-33
Foul on Roschon Prince.
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LayUpShot 18:25 25-33
Brandon Smith made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 18:57 25-31
Foul on Ioannis Dimakopoulos.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:06 25-31
Justin Bibbins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temidayo Yussuf.
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PersonalFoul 0:35 22-31
Foul on Brandon Smith.
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PersonalFoul 1:19 22-31
Foul on Jaron Martin.
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LayUpShot 1:22 22-31
Jaron Martin made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 1:39 22-29
Foul on Ioannis Dimakopoulos.
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JumpShot 2:29 22-29
Justin Bibbins made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:04 20-29
Ioannis Dimakopoulos made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:52 20-27
Tommy Rutherford made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:52 20-26
Tommy Rutherford made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 57-62
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:01 57-62
Tommy Rutherford Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:01 57-62
Temidayo Yussuf missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:04 57-62
Temidayo Yussuf Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:04 57-62
Roschon Prince missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:11 57-62
Roschon Prince Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 57-62
Jonathan Galloway missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:11 57-62
Foul on Mason Riggins.
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Defensive Rebound 0:14 57-62
Jonathan Galloway Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 57-62
Evan Payne missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 57-62
Evan Payne made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 56-62
Foul on Luke Nelson.
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Defensive Rebound 0:19 56-62
Temidayo Yussuf Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 56-62
Jaron Martin missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 56-62
Jaron Martin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:19 56-61
Foul on Quentin Shropshire.
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JumpShot 0:29 56-61
Evan Payne made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Bibbins.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 54-61
Luke Nelson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 54-60
Luke Nelson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:36 54-59
Foul on Justin Bibbins.
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PersonalFoul 0:42 54-59
Foul on Justin Bibbins.
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ShortTimeOut 0:51 54-59
UC Irvine Timeout
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PersonalFoul 0:51 54-59
Foul on Quentin Shropshire.
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Defensive Rebound 0:53 54-59
Eyassu Worku Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:53 54-59
Barry Ogalue missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:59 54-59
Temidayo Yussuf Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:59 54-59
Eyassu Worku missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:31 54-59
Jonathan Galloway Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:31 54-59
Justin Bibbins missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:34 54-59
Quentin Shropshire Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:34 54-59
Temidayo Yussuf missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:34 54-59
Temidayo Yussuf made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:34 53-59
Foul on Luke Nelson.
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JumpShot 1:50 53-59
Tommy Rutherford made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:14 53-57
Jonathan Galloway Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:15 53-57
Jonathan Galloway Block.
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JumpShot 2:15 53-57
Noah Blackwell missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:37 53-57
Long Beach St Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:37 53-57
Noah Blackwell missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:45 53-57
Temidayo Yussuf Defensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
LBSU
UCI
21-66
FG
25-54
32
Field Goal %
46
7-17
3PT
5-13
41
Three Point %
38
8-10
FT
7-12
80
Free Throw %
58
44
Rebounds
35
20
Offensive Rebounds
9
24
Defensive Rebounds
26
9
Assists
8
1
Steals
5
1
Blocks
10
10
Turnovers
8
0
Team Turnovers
0
10
Total Turnovers
8
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
4
Points Off Turnovers
15
0
Fast Break Points
9
20
Points in Paint
32
13
Fouls
15
4
Largest Lead
9
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