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UC Irvine Anteaters at Denver Pioneers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
UC Irvine Anteaters
1-1, 1-1 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
83 - 69
Denver Pioneers
0-1, 0-1 Home

UC Irvine cruises to 83-69 win over Denver

Eyassu Worku scored 12 points for UC Irvine (1-1), while Tommy Rutherford, John Edgar Jr. and Justin Wertner each had 10. Rutherford also hauled in 11 rebounds to get his second career double-double.

The Anteaters broke away late in the opening half with a 16-2 run capped with a layup from Elston Jones to make it 29-16 and took a 35-25 advantage into the break. Leonard's layup early in the second half made it 41-30 and UC Irvine led by double digits the rest of the way.

It marked the season opener for Denver, which got 13 points and 10 rebounds from Daniel Amigo. Joe Rosga led the Pioneers scoring with 15 points, Elvin Rodriguez added 11 points and Jake Krafka collected 10 rebounds.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 83 - 69
2nd 0:07 Elvin Rodriguez made Free Throw. 83 - 69
2nd 0:07 Denver Deadball Team Rebound. 83 - 68
2nd 0:07 Elvin Rodriguez missed Free Throw. 83 - 68
2nd 0:07 Foul on Teo Davidian. 83 - 68

Statistics

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28-62 FG 21-63
45 Field Goal % 33
8-22 3PT 5-19
36 Three Point % 26
19-26 FT 22-30
73 Free Throw % 73
41 Rebounds 44
11 Offensive Rebounds 17
30 Defensive Rebounds 27
16 Assists 12
10 Steals 4
8 Blocks 0
12 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Off Turnovers 8
10 Fast Break Points 0
38 Points in Paint 18
27 Fouls 20
23 Largest Lead 3

Game Information

Venue: Magness Arena

Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 1,202 | 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 West Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Gonzaga 16-2 - 31-4
Saint Mary's 16-2 - 27-6
Santa Clara 15-3 1 26-9
Oregon State 9-9 7 17-16
Seattle U 8-10 8 21-14
Pacific 8-10 8 18-15
San Francisco 8-10 8 17-16
Washington State 7-11 9 12-20
Loyola Marymount 6-12 10 15-17
Portland 6-12 10 15-19
San Diego 5-13 11 12-21
Pepperdine 4-14 12 9-23
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