UC Riverside Highlanders at UC Irvine Anteaters
· NCAA Men's BasketballWelp leads UC Irvine past UC Riverside 66-56
JC Butler had 13 points for UC Irvine (11-7, 6-3 Big West Conference), which earned its fifth straight victory. Emmanuel Tshimanga added 10 points. Austin Johnson had 6 points and five blocks.
Dominick Pickett had 14 points for the Highlanders (12-8, 6-4). Callum McRae added 10 points. Zyon Pullin had 10 points. Wil Tattersall also had 10 points.
The Anteaters improve to 2-0 against the Highlanders on the season. UC Irvine defeated UC Riverside 68-51 on Jan. 8.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Flynn Cameron made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wil Tattersall. | 56 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Dawson Baker Defensive Rebound. | 53 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Dawson Baker made Free Throw. | 53 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Dawson Baker made Free Throw. | 53 - 65 |
Statistics
UCR |
UCI |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-60 | FG | 23-57 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 4-13 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 6-6 | FT | 16-22 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Assists | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fouls | 10 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Bren Events Center
Location: Irvine, CA
Attendance: 1,364 | Capacity:
Location: Irvine, CA
Attendance: 1,364 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawai'i | 5-2 | - | 13-4 |
| UC Irvine | 5-2 | - | 12-7 |
| UC San Diego | 4-3 | 1 | 14-5 |
| UC Davis | 4-3 | 1 | 11-7 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 4-3 | 1 | 11-7 |
| Long Beach State | 4-3 | 1 | 8-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 4-4 | 1.5 | 11-9 |
| Cal Poly | 3-4 | 2 | 7-12 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 3-5 | 2.5 | 8-12 |
| UC Riverside | 2-5 | 3 | 7-12 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-6 | 3.5 | 8-12 |


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