UC Irvine Anteaters at Montana Grizzlies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
68 - 86
68 - 86
Akoh with career-high 23; Montana beats UC Irvine 86-68
Michael Oguine added 16 points and Timmy Falls scored 14 for the Grizzlies (7-4), who improved to 5-0 on their home court.
Montana pushed the lead into double digits for good with a 16-2 run starting early in the second half and ending at 57-35 with 13 minutes to go. The Anteaters (4-10) didn't get the deficit back below 20 until an 11-3 run in the final three minutes.
The Grizzlies led by as many as 13 in the first half and went into the break with a 39-29 lead.
John Edgar Jr. tied a career high with 13 points for UC Irvine. Evan Leonard and Max Hazzard added 10 points each.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Riley Welch Turnover. | 68 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:17 | UC Irvine Deadball Team Rebound. | 68 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Elston Jones missed Free Throw. | 68 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Foul on Fabijan Krslovic. | 68 - 86 |
Statistics
 UCI |
 MONT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-49 | FG | 32-61 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 6-15 | 3PT | 7-15 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 20-27 | FT | 15-25 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 10 | Assists | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 18 | Fouls | 22 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Venue: Dahlberg Arena
Location: Missoula, MT
Attendance: 3,106 | Capacity:
Location: Missoula, MT
Attendance: 3,106 | 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 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 8 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |