UC Irvine 67, Long Beach St. 60
Alex Young scored 18 points and UC Irvine closed the game on a 24-11 run to knock off top-seeded Long Beach State 67-60 Friday night in the semifinals of the Big West Conference tournament.
The fourth-seeded Anteaters (20-14) will meet second-seeded Pacific in the championship game on Saturday.
Irvine trailed 49-43 with 6:57 left in the game but got back-to-back 3-pointers from...
UC Irvine earns shot at Big West, NCAA bid
ANAHEIM Never before has UC Irvine been a part of March Madness but an upset of top-seeded Long Beach State in the Big West Conference tournament semifinal round secured the fourth-seeded Anteaters a shot at history.
In a hard-fought battle Friday afternoon at the Honda Center, UC Irvine (20-14) took the the three-time defending Big West champions down to the wire and emerged victorious...
UC Irvine 72, Long Beach St. 69
Michael Wilder scored 10 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and hit two key free throws for UC Irvine with 3 seconds left to seal the deal in a 72-69 victory over Big West conference leader Long Beach State on Saturday night.
Alex Young hit two free throws to put the Anteaters up 70-66 with 19 seconds left but Mike Caffey of Long Beach State answered with a 3-pointer, cutting UC Irvine...
UCI Anteaters defeat UCR Highlanders, 52-48
Irvine, Calif. -- In a defensive battle featuring two teams struggling to gain momentum in the Big West Conference, the UC Irvine Anteaters came out on top, beating the UC Riverside Highlanders, 52-48, at the Bren Center Wednesday night. Michael Wilder led UCI with 17 points on 6 for 15 shooting.
UCI went into the game looking to reach the .500 mark overall and win its seventh...
UC Irvine 62, UC Santa Barbara 60
Michael Wilder's 3-point basket with 8.7 seconds left in the game gave UC Irvine a 62-60 victory over UC Santa Barbara on Saturday night.
UC Irvine (12-11, 6-4 Big West) got balanced scoring, led by 12 points from Alex Young and 10 points from Chris McNealy.
Will Davis II and Adam Folker provided a lift at the defensive end with three blocked shots and three steals, respectively...
UC Irvine 52, Cal Poly 45
Adam Folker had 16 points and nine rebounds to lead UC Irvine to a 52-45 victory against Cal Poly on Wednesday night.
Daman Starring added 12 points for the Anteaters (11-11, 5-4 Big West), who ended the game on an 8-0 run without making a shot from the field.
With 15 points, Chris Eversley was the only player in double figures for the Mustangs (9-10, 5-4), who went scoreless after...
UC Irvine snaps skid, beats Cal Poly
IRVINE -- It was an important game to start an important week for both UC Irvine and Cal Poly.
Cal Poly came to the Bren Events Center in Irvine, having won its last two Big West Conference games to move up to third place in the Big West standings. Conversely, the Anteaters had endured a rocky month and were looking to get back in the race. But in the end, it was UC Irvine that...
Long Beach St. 81, UC Irvine 59
James Ennis scored 17 points, including five 3-pointers, and Dan Jennings added 14 to lead Long Beach State to its sixth straight win, 81-59 over UC Irvine on Saturday.
Ennis was 6 of 9 from the field, including 5 of 8 from 3-point range, and matched his team-leading scoring average. Jennings pulled down seven rebounds for the 49ers (11-8, 7-1 Big West), who shot 57 percent from...
Hot-shooting Long Beach routs UC Irvine
LONG BEACH Three-point shooting has not been Long Beach States strength this season, as is evidenced by The Beachs .329 mark, the second-worst in the Big West Conference.
The 49ers suddenly found their touch Saturday afternoon against UC Irvine, lighting it up from behind the arc with 11 threes in an 81-59 Black and Blue Rivalry win at the Walter Pyramid.
But head coach Dan Monson...
UC Irvine 92, Cal St.-Fullerton 65
Chris McNealy scored a season-high 21 points, including five 3-pointers, off the bench to lead UC Irvine to a 92-65 rout of Cal State-Fullerton on Thursday night.
McNealy, who was 7 of 13 from the field, set his career high of 24 points against Fullerton last season. Daman Starring added 16 points for the Anteaters (10-9, 4-2 Big West), who shot 56.5 percent as a team.
Kwame Vaughn...
UC Irvine 79, CS Northridge 69
Adam Folker and Daman Starring scored 14 points apiece as UC Irvine topped Cal State Northridge 79-69 on Saturday.
Will Davis II added 13 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocked shots for UC Irvine (9-9, 3-2 Big West).
Michael Wilder and Alex Young had nine assists each for the Anteaters. The Anteaters shot a season-best 63.8 percent from the field and were 11 of 18 from three-point range...
Anteaters power past Matadors for win
IRVINE UC Irvine lit it up from the field, Saturday afternoon at the Bren Events Center. A second-half shooting clinic helped power the Anteaters past Cal State Northridge, 79-69 for its second-straight Big West win.
The Anteaters (9-9, 3-2) shot a scorching 75 percent in the second half making 15 field goals and seven threes. Daman Starring led Irvine with four, all in the second...
UC Irvine 68, Hawaii 64
Chris McNealy came off the bench to score 15 points and hit three 3-pointers to lead UC Irvine to a 68-64 victory against Hawaii on Wednesday night.
Will Davis II added 13 points and Daman Starring 12 for the Anteaters (8-9, 2-2 Big West), who used an 11-1 run to pull away late. Adam Folker had 12 rebounds.
Vander Joaquim had 15 points and Christian Standhardinger and Brandon Sprearman...
Cal Poly 72, UC Irvine 67
Chris Eversley scored 24 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead Cal Poly to a 72-67 win over UC Irvine on Saturday night.
Chris O'Brien added a career-high 16 points for the Mustangs (7-6, 3-0 Big West).
Cal Poly led 36-25 at halftime, but UC Irvine opened the second half with a 20-4 run to lead 45-50. O'Brien hit a layup at 1:14, followed by a free throw, to put the Mustangs...
UC Santa Barbara 74, UC Irvine 71
Alan Williams converted a three-point play with 7 seconds left, giving UC Irvine a 74-71 victory over UC Irvine on Thursday night.
Williams hit a jumper and was fouled by Chris McNealy, then hit the ensuing free throw to put the Gauchos (5-8, 1-1 Big West) up by three. Taran Brown then blocked Alex Young's shot in the final seconds to seal the victory and snap UCSB's three...
UC Irvine 69, UC Davis 58
Daman Starring scored a 3-pointer and followed with another basket to get UC Irvine off and running in overtime, and the Anteaters outscored UC Davis 11-0 for a 69-58 victory on Saturday night.
Adam Folker led UC Irvine (7-7, 1-0 Big West) with 15 points and 14 rebounds.
Starring scored 15 points and Alex Young scored 12. Both men connected on a pair of 3-pointers.
Will Davis...
UC Irvine 61, Southern Cal 54
Daman Starring hit five 3-pointers and scored 23 points to help UC Irvine defeat Southern California 61-54 on Thursday night.
Adam Folker added 12 points, and Michael Wilder had nine points and seven rebounds for the Anteaters (6-7), who had lost by one point in overtime to Pac-12 opponent UCLA on Nov. 13.
Omar Oraby scored 12 points, and former Irvine player Eric Wise had 10 for...
USC loses at home to UC Irvine
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Daman Starring hit five 3-pointers and scored 23 points to help UC Irvine defeat Southern California 61-54 on Thursday night.
Adam Folker added 12 points, and Michael Wilder had nine points and seven rebounds for the Anteaters (6-7), who had lost by one point in overtime to Pac-12 opponent UCLA on Nov. 13.
Omar Oraby scored 12 points, and former Irvine player...
UC Irvine 94, San Diego Christian 52
Four players scored in double figures for UC Irvine with Adam Folker leading the way, scoring 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting and the Anteaters came away with a 94-52 blow-out victory over NAIA school San Diego Christian on Tuesday night.
UC Irvine (4-5) shot 54.1 percent from the field in the first half but were even better in the second, sinking 17 of 28 shots for a 60.7 percent...
UC Irvine 64, Liberty 46
Daman Starring scored 12 points and UC Irvine pulled away in the second half to defeat Liberty 64-46 Monday night in the Progressive Legends Classic.
Chris McNealy had 10 points for the Anteaters (3-1), who led 30-24 at the break but opened up a 27-point lead in the second half. Eleven UC Irvine players scored in the game, played at Sam Houston State.
Davon Marshall scored 12 points...
UC Irvine 116, Pacifica 47
Conor Clifford scored 18 points and UC Irvine was no match for Pacifica, handing them a 116-47 beating.
Clifford was 7 of 10 from the field and had 11 rebounds. Chris McNealy, who was 7 of 8 from the field, scored 15 points as did Alex Young, who also had seven rebounds and six assists. Travis Souza added 13 points, Michael Wilder had 12 and Will Davis II had 10. The Anteaters shot...
UCLA's Joshua Smith airballs lay-up against UC Irvine
Last night, the UCLA men's basketball team faced off against the UC Irvine Anteaters and came away with a 80-79 overtime win.In the second half of play, UCLA center Joshua Smith appeared to have an easy lay-up right in front of the basket.Sadly for Joshua, his lay-up caught nothing but air...
UC Irvine 78, Nevada 64
Daman Starring scored 25 points on 7 of 15 shooting including a perfect 10 for 10 from the free-throw line to lead UC Irvine past Nevada in a comfortable 78-64 season opening victory Saturday.
Starring added seven rebounds and two assists to his 25-point night and two other players scored in double figures for the Anteaters with Michael Wilder and Alex Young each scoring 12.
Both...
Long Beach St. 68, UC Irvine 57
Casper Ware scored 22 points and top-seeded Long Beach State pulled away in the second half Friday, beating UC Irvine 68-57 to reach the Big West Conference tournament championship game.
On Saturday, the 49ers (24-8) will play the winner of Friday's late game between UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly.
James Ennis added 13 points and T.J. Robinson had 11 for Long Beach State. Ennis...
UC Irvine 65, Cal St.-Fullerton 59
Chris McNealy hit four 3-pointers and scored a career-high 24 points Thursday to lead UC Irvine to a 65-59 upset of Cal State Fullerton in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament.
Adam Folker had his third double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Anteaters (12-19), who hit 10 of 22 from 3-point range. Michael Wilder and Derick Flowers scored 11 points...
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