Whittier Poets at UC Irvine Anteaters
· NCAA Men's Basketball
65 - 112
UC Irvine has 6 reach double figures, beats Whittier 112-65
Eyassu Worku had 14 points and seven assists, John Edgar Jr. scored 12 points and Justin Wertner and Darrian Traylor added 11 apiece for UC Irvine (4-5). The Anteaters, who came in averaging 72.1 points per game with a previous season high of 91, shot 62 percent (41 of 66) from the field.
Worku hit a 3-pointer to make it 13-2, added another in a 7-0 run to open a 24-11 lead 8 1/2 minutes in and UC Irvine never trailed. Whittier trimmed its deficit to eight points on Victor Nwaba's layup with 2:09 left in the first half, but Edgar sandwiched a pair of layups around a 3-pointer by Traylor to make it 49-22 at the break. The Poets stayed within striking range until UC Irvine used a 20-0 break to lead 89-55 and Wertner converted a 3-point play to make it 109-60 with a minute left.
Nwaba had 13 points, Joey Toyama 12 and Nick Potthoff 11 for Whittier.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 112 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Conner Longmire made Layup. | 65 - 112 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Conner Longmire Offensive Rebound. | 63 - 112 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Journey Shank missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 112 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Teo Davidian made Free Throw. | 63 - 112 |
Statistics
 WHTR |
 UCI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-74 | FG | 41-66 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 62 |
| 13-42 | 3PT | 11-22 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 4-8 | FT | 19-28 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Assists | 22 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 56 |
| 26 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 49 |
Game Information
Location: Irvine, CA
Attendance: 1,050 | 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 |