UC Irvine Anteaters @ Morgan State Bears
Morgan State rallies past UC Irvine 63-62
BALTIMORE -- Donte Pretlow scored a floater off the glass for the winning basket as Morgan State came on late in a see-saw game to defeat UC Irvine 63-62 Tuesday night.
Cedric Blossom scored a career-high 22 for the Bears (2-8) and Pretlow finished with 10. Blake Bozeman and Kyle Thomas each scored nine points, combining for all three of Morgan State's 3-pointers.
The game saw 17 lead changes -- eight in the final 3:24. In the last 46 seconds Bozeman made two from the line for a 60-59 lead. Irvine's Jaron Martin hit a 3-pointer with 12.8 seconds left for a 62-61 Anteater lead, setting the stage for Pretlow's floater with just under four seconds left.
Irvine's Alex Young missed a layup at the buzzer but led the Anteaters (4-5) with 16 points, Martin had 11.
Irvine (4-5) was without top two scorers Luke Nelson (flu) and Mamadou Ndiaye (sprained foot).
Game Information
Baltimore, MD
Referee:Everett Summers
Referee:Tony Crisp
Referee:Garrick Shannon
2025-26 Standings
| 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 |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-23 |
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