UC Santa Barbara Gauchos @ UC Irvine Anteaters
UC Irvine rolls past UC Santa Barbara 64-47
IRVINE, Calif. -- Ioannis Dimakopoulos scored 15 points and UC Irvine snapped a three-game slide, rolling past UC Santa Barbara 64-47 on Wednesday night.
Dimakopoulos was 6 of 7 from the floor for the Anteaters (14-12, 7-3 Big West). Luke Nelson added 11 points and Jonathan Galloway netted a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. The team averaged 41.7 percent shooting from the floor -- compared to 34.5 percent for UCSB -- and had a 46-30 rebounding edge over the Gauchos (3-19, 1-9).
UC Irvine led early and never trailed on its way to a 27-18 advantage at the break.
Nelson drained a 3-pointer midway through the second half, Galloway followed with a three-point play and Dimakopoulos and Tommy Rutherford each hit a layup to stretch the Anteaters' lead to 48-31 with 9:03 to go. They cruised from there.
Alex Hart scored 16 points for the Gauchos who are on a seven-game skid.
Game Information
Irvine, CA
Referee:Bob Staffen
Referee:Daryl Gelinas
Referee:Bill Vinovich
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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