NCAA Men's Basketball

UC Irvine Anteaters (23-12)


Thu. 3/2 Sat. 3/4 Thu. 3/9 Fri. 3/10 Wed. 3/15
@ CalRv 
W 75-65
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vs. CS-Bk 
W 52-44
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vs. CS-Bk 
W 75-51
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vs. CSF 
L 80-83
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@ Oregon 
L 58-84
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Oregon defeats UC Irvine 84-58 in NIT

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Rivaldo Soares had 21 points in Oregon's 84-58 win against UC Irvine on Wednesday night in the first round of the NIT.

Soares added 10 rebounds for the Ducks (20-14). Nate Bittle scored 17 points while shooting 5 for 10 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line, and added three blocks. Tyrone Williams shot 3 of 6 from the field and 5 for 9 from the foul line to finish with 12 points.

The Anteaters (23-12) were led by Dawson Baker, who recorded 16 points. Devin Tillis added 10 points, 11 rebounds and three steals for UC Irvine. DJ Davis also recorded nine points.

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Leaders
Points: D. Baker15.3
Rebounds: D. Tillis6.2
Assists: P. Crockrell II5.0
FG%: D. Baker46.7%
FT%: D. Davis87.9%
3P%: D. Davis40.2%
Steals: P. Crockrell II1.0
Blocks: D. Keeler0.8
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Alabama31-6
2 Houston33-4
3 Purdue29-6
4 Kansas28-8
5 Texas29-9
6 Marquette29-7
7 UCLA31-6
8 Arizona28-7
9 Gonzaga31-6
10 UConn31-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 UConn31-8
2 San Diego State32-7
3 Miami (FL)29-8
4 Alabama31-6
5 Florida Atlantic35-4
6 Houston33-4
7 Texas29-9
8 UCLA31-6
9 Kansas State26-10
10 Gonzaga31-6
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Big West Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
UC Santa Barbara 15-5 27-8
UC Irvine 15-5 23-12
UC Riverside 14-6 22-12
Cal State Fullerton 12-6 20-13
Hawaii 13-7 22-11
UC Davis 11-8 18-14
Long Beach State 11-9 17-16
Bakersfield 6-14 11-22
UC San Diego 5-13 10-20
CSUN 4-16 7-25
Cal Poly 1-18 8-25
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 74.8 (104)
Rebounds: 9.7 (214)
Assists: 14.7 (68)
FG%: 46.5% (65)
FT%: 72.0% (171)
3P%: 37.7% (25)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 67.2 (93)
Rebounds: 27.3 (28)
Assists: 11.5 (94)
FG%: 39.7% (13)
FT%: 73.0% (267)
3P%: 32.3% (92)