HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Bent Leuchten had 21 points in UC Irvine's 96-78 victory against Cal Poly on Friday in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals. UC Irvine, the tournament's No. 2 ...

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) Bent Leuchten had 21 points in UC Irvine's 96-78 victory against Cal Poly on Friday in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals. UC Irvine, the tournament's No. 2 seed ...

UC Irvine Anteaters (27-5, 18-3 Big West) vs. UCSD Tritons (28-4, 19-2 Big West) Henderson, Nevada; Saturday, 9:40 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tritons -5.5; over/under is 134 BOTTOM LINE ...

UC Irvine Anteaters (26-5, 16-3 Big West) at UCSB Gauchos (19-11, 11-8 Big West) Santa Barbara, California; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UC Irvine plays UCSB after Myles Che scored 31 points ...

BOTTOM LINE: UCSD takes on UC Irvine in the Big West Championship. The Tritons have gone 19-2 against Big West teams, with a 9-2 record in non-conference play. UCSD scores 80.3 points and has ...

Both teams have been able to hang their hats on a solid foundation of stingy defense. The Tritons rank 31st in adjusted defensive efficiency (KenPom), while the UC Irvine Anteaters are 14 spots ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Jurian Dixon's 23 points helped UC Irvine defeat UC Santa Barbara 97-88 on Saturday night in the regular-season finale for both teams. Dixon shot 6 of 9 from the ...

UC Irvine took a 33-31 lead at intermission, but the Tritons took the lead in the third minute of the second half on a jumper by Tyler McGhie to start an 8-0 run for a seven-point advantage, 43-36.

Credit: Jeff Liang / UCSB Athletics Photo IRVINE — UC Santa Barbara’s stretch drive toward a first-round bye in the Big West Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament ran into a road block at ...

The UC Irvine men’s basketball team held down its end of the bargain on Friday night by pulling away for a 96-78 victory against Cal Poly in a Big West Tournament semifinal at Lee’s Family ...