North Dakota State Bison vs UC Irvine Anteaters
Sun Bowl Invitational
74
8-5
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UCI | 40 | 34 | 74 |
NDSU | 33 | 40 | 73 |
73
10-4
UC Irvine Anteaters
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 32 | 24 | 11-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 28 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 30 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | 9 | 4-12 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | 16 | 6-13 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
74 | 29-58 | 6-17 | 10-16 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 16 | |
50% | 35% | 63% |
North Dakota State Bison
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 21 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 35 | 12 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | 14 | 3-10 | 2-3 | 6-6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | 14 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 19 | 10 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 9 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
73 | 27-58 | 11-25 | 8-17 | 41 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 18 | |
47% | 44% | 47% |
Game Information
El Paso, TX
YouTube
Referee:Trent Lovewell
Referee:Casey McClellan
Referee:Courtney Holmes
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big West ConferenceBig West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Summit LeagueSummit League | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 27-8 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 12-4 | 2 | 24-10 |
| North Dakota | 10-6 | 4 | 18-17 |
| South Dakota | 8-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Omaha | 8-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
| Denver | 8-8 | 6 | 15-17 |
| South Dakota State | 7-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Oral Roberts | 4-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
| Kansas City | 1-15 | 13 | 4-27 |
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