UC Irvine Anteaters @ Pacific Tigers
UC Irvine rallies past Pacific 70-67
STOCKTON, Calif. -- Mamadou Ndiaye scored 19 points and hauled down 14 rebounds -- including a defensive board in the last two seconds to preserve UC Irvine's 70-67 come-from-behind win at Pacific on Friday night.
The Anteaters (6-2) outscored Pacific 12-4 in the final five minutes to overtake the Tigers (1-6). Jaron Martin scored a 3-pointer and followed with a layup, cutting Pacific's lead to 67-63.
Jacob Lampkin bumped the Tigers back up by four points with his basket at 2:31 remaining. But then Irvine's Luke Nelson drained a 3-pointer, Ndiaye threw down a dunk and Dominique Dunning drove for a layup as the Anteaters led 68-67.
Pacific's Alec Kobre missed a 3 with two seconds left, Ndiaye grabbed the board and held on until the horn sounded. Kobre scored 23 -- including hitting 4 of 9 3 pointers -- to lead Pacific.
Martin scored 16 points with four 3-pointers for Irvine, Mike Best and Alex Young added 11 each.
Game Information
Stockton, CA
Referee:Randy McCall
Referee:Chris Rastatter
Referee:Tom O'Neill
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 |
| West Coast ConferenceWest Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |
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