UC Irvine Anteaters at Pepperdine Waves
· NCAA Men's Basketball
73 - 77
Kameron Edwards' late 3 lifts Pepperdine over UC Irvine
UC Irvine led 73-64 after Tommy Rutherford's layup with 2:11 left to play. But Kessler Edwards and Ross hit back-to-back 3-pointers to pull Pepperdine (1-1) within 73-70. Kameron Edwards hit a jumper to get Pepperdine within a point with 1:10 remaining before nailing his go-ahead 3-pointer.
Eyassu Worku sank three 3-pointers and scored a game-high 26 for the Anteaters (1-1). He added six rebounds and three steals.
Brad Greene and Rutherford had 10 points each for the Anteaters, who have lost four straight games to Pepperdine and trail in the all-time series 13-10. UC Irvine is coming off a school-record 31-win season that saw them advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament before losing to Oregon.
Pepperdine plays at Cal State Northridge on Tuesday, while UC Irvine hosts Life Pacific on Tuesday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 73 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jade' Smith Steal. | 73 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | John Edgar Jr. Turnover. | 73 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:03 | UC Irvine Timeout | 73 - 77 |
Statistics
 UCI |
 PEPP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-56 | FG | 24-56 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 9-23 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 16-24 | FT | 20-25 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 20 | Fouls | 19 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Malibu, CA
Attendance: 1,475 | 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 |