UC Davis Aggies at UC Irvine Anteaters
· BIG WEST CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL
50 - 47
UC Davis tops UC Irvine for Big West title
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Brynton Lemar scored 20 points to lead the second-seeded Aggies to a 50-47 victory Saturday night over top-seeded UC Irvine in the Big West championship game.
In the regular-season finale between the teams a week ago, UC Irvine routed UC Davis 79-49. What a difference seven days can make.
This matchup was very much like a home game for UC Irvine (21-14) because its campus is only 15 miles from the Honda Center. But the Anteaters were cold from the field at the start, and Luke Nelson, the Big West Player of the Year, couldn't get on track. Nelson finished with a team-high 14 points.
UC Davis (22-12) transitioned to Division I in 2004 and joined the Big West in 2007. A decade later, the Aggies are in the NCAA tournament.
UC Irvine scored just 16 points in the first half and shot only 6-of-23 (26 percent). The Anteaters took the lead in the second half, but UC Davis made the key plays down the stretch to win.
BIG PICTURE
UC Davis, an agricultural school, will gain publicity all over the country for basketball when its name pops up in NCAA tournament brackets for the first time Sunday.
UC Irvine will be dwelling over all the missed shots and adjustments it failed to make after beating the same team by 30 points a week ago.
UP NEXT
UC Davis is headed to the NCAA tournament and will feature good-shooting guards and a shot-blocker and rebounding machine in Chima Moneke.
UC Irvine, by virtue of winning the Big West regular-season title, gets an automatic bid to the NIT.
How can I watch UC Davis vs. UC Irvine?
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 50 - 47 |
| 2nd 0:02 | UC Irvine Timeout | 50 - 47 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Brynton Lemar made Free Throw. | 50 - 47 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Brynton Lemar made Free Throw. | 49 - 47 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Foul on John Edgar Jr.. | 48 - 47 |
Statistics
 UCD |
 UCI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-52 | FG | 19-50 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 3-10 | 3PT | 3-12 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 11-18 | FT | 6-7 |
| 61 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 8 | Assists | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 12 | Fouls | 23 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Anaheim, CA
Attendance: 5,085 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |
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 |