Chapman Panthers @ UC Irvine Anteaters
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
Chapman CHAP | 26 | 25 | 51 |
UCI | 34 | 31 | 65 |
UC Irvine uses size advantage in 65-51 win over Ndiaye
IRVINE, Calif. -- Mamadou Ndiaye scored 13 points, had seven rebounds and blocked four shots to lead UC Irvine past Division III Chapman 65-51 Friday night.
The Anteaters started what is believed to be the tallest lineup in college basketball history with the 7-foot-6 Ndiaye, 7-2 Ioannis Dimakopoulos, 6-10 Mike Best, 6-10 Jonathan Galloway and 6-8 Shawn Ray.
UC Irvine (8-4) blocked 13 shots.
Despite the fact UC Irvine never trailed, James Taylor's layup with 4:10 remaining before halftime cut the Anteaters' lead to 24-22. But UC Irvine put together a 10-4 run before the break and led 34-26 at intermission.
In the second half, a Dominique Dunning 3 and back-to-back layups from Wright made the score 44-33 with 16:35 to play. Wright's 3 with 3:55 left made the score 62-47.
Cam Haslam scored 21 points for Chapman (4-3) and James Taylor added 12.
Game Information
Irvine, CA
Referee:Jeff Ketchu
Referee:Rob Rorke
Referee:Kevin Smith
2025-26 Standings
| Big 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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