UC Irvine Anteaters @ Cal State Northridge Matadors
UC Irvine rolls to 73-63 win over Cal State Northridge
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. -- Mamadou Ndiaye and Luke Nelson scored 14 points apiece as UC Irvine notched its seventh straight win, rolling to a 73-63 victory over Cal State Northridge on Wednesday night.
Ioannis Dimakopoulos added 13 points and Mike Best had 10 for the Anteaters (17-5, 6-0 Big West), who averaged 52 percent shooting from the field and 61 percent from the line.
The Matadors (7-14, 2-5) were held to 41 percent shooting, including just 1 of 12 from distance.
UC Irvine took a 17-15 lead on a layup by Dimakopoulos and the Anteaters had a 33-22 advantage at the break. They led throughout the second half. Best had a dunk to make it 60-38 with 7:54 to play.
Aaron Parks had 17 points and Tre Hale-Edmerson added 11 points, seven rebounds and four assists for the Matadors.
Game Information
Northridge, CA
Referee:Kevin Brill
Referee:Rick Batsell
Referee:Tony Padilla
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 |
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