NCAAB

UC Irvine Anteaters at Long Beach State Beach

· NCAA Men's Basketball
UC Irvine Anteaters
11-9, 3-7 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
56 - 63
Long Beach State Beach
7-14, 5-4 Home

Long Beach State knocks off Big West-leader UC Irvine 63-56

Chance Hunter added 11 points for the 49ers (7-14, 2-3), who shot 46.2% (24 of 52) from the floor.

Evan Leonard scored 14 points to lead UC Irvine (11-9, 3-1). Tommy Rutherford and John Edgar Jr. added 10 points apiece. Collin Welp, who led the Anteaters in scoring entering the matchup with 14 points per game, was held to two points (1 of 10).

The 49ers took the lead for good, 25-23, on a pair of Max De Geest free throws just before halftime, and opened the second half on a 10-0 run. UC Irvine pulled to 46-44 with 8:22 left but didn't get closer.

UC Irvine hosts Cal Poly on Saturday. Long Beach State plays at UC Riverside on Jan. 30.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 56 - 63
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 56 - 61
2nd 0:18 Colin Slater Defensive Rebound. 56 - 63
2nd 0:18 Tommy Rutherford missed Free Throw. 56 - 63
2nd 0:18 Foul on Chance Hunter. 56 - 63

Statistics

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22-65 FG 24-52
34 Field Goal % 46
5-26 3PT 2-10
19 Three Point % 20
7-11 FT 13-20
64 Free Throw % 65
38 Rebounds 39
16 Offensive Rebounds 8
22 Defensive Rebounds 31
10 Assists 5
8 Steals 5
3 Blocks 7
16 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 2
16 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 16
5 Fast Break Points 6
28 Points in Paint 28
18 Fouls 14
4 Largest Lead 12

Game Information

Venue: LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid

Location: Long Beach, CA
Attendance: 2,262 | 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
Full Standings