NCAAB Game Recap - UC Irvine at UC Riverside
Wed Mar 1, 2017 10:00 PM EST

Maine
41
Vermt
86
F
SacHr
73
MtStM
76
F
Bingha
60
Stony
70
F
RobM
69
LIU
68
F
FaDi
70
Merrim
72
F
Hartfo
71
Albany
100
F
Wash
66
UCLA
98
F
Bry
78
StFPA
100
F
UMBC
65
UNH
74
F
TNSt
75
SEMO
78
F(OT)
Murr
85
TNTec
84
F(2OT)
Lou
81
Wake
88
F
Ark
65
Fla
78
F
BC
66
ND
82
F
Aub
78
UGA
79
F
URI
68
StJos
49
F
Rich
75
UMass
64
F
Duques
62
GMas
63
F
GrgWas
67
Ford
66
F
Tenn
82
LSU
92
F
UConn
62
ECU
66
F
Mich
65
NW
67
F
TXAMC
80
HCU
94
F
LaSal
55
StLou
70
F
VCU
72
Dayt
79
F
NCSU
74
Clem
78
F
Miss
55
Bama
70
F
InWor
89
AbCh
75
F
Tex
57
TxTch
67
F
KSU
75
TCU
74
F
Marq
95
Xav
84
F
MSU
70
Ill
73
F
Nev
82
SJSU
67
F
AF
38
SDSU
51
F
UCIrv
68
UCRiv
56
F
WaSt
64
USC
87
F
UtSt
59
UNLV
66
F

Mar 1, 2017, 10:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

UC Irvine

33

35

68

UC Riverside

31

25

56

Nelson with 21 points, UC Irvine beats UC Riverside 68-56
Thu Mar 2, 2017 12:24 AM

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) Luke Nelson scored 21 points and UC Irvine beat UC Riverside 68-56 on Wednesday night.

Nelson was 6 of 16 from the floor including four from deep for the Anteaters (18-13, 11-4 Big West). Ioannis Dimakopoulos added 19 points and Jaron Martin had 14.

UC Irvine leads in the Big West and ends its regular season against UC Davis at home on Saturday. The Big West Conference Tournament starts on March 9.

After a slow second-half start for both teams, Martin and Nelson each hit 3-pointers and Jonathan Galloway followed with a three-point play to help push the Anteaters' two-point intermission lead to 48-34 with 12:25 to play. UC Riverside cut it to 57-50 with 4:04 left but the Anteaters surged 8-0 after that and a Nelson 3-pointer capped it for a 65-50 lead with 2:14 remaining and the Highlanders (7-20, 5-11) never threatened after that.

Secean Johnson scored 17 points with seven rebounds for the Highlanders.

Leaders

UC Irvine PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
L. Nelson 21 0 3 4 3 0
I. Dimakopoulos 19 0 1 5 1 0
UC Riverside PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
S. Johnson 17 0 3 7 1 0
M. Thames 8 0 3 2 0 0

Team Comparison

UCIrv UCRiv
Points For 68 56
Field Goals 24/59-41% 17/51-33%
Three Pointers 7/23-30% 8/26-31%
Free Throws 13/22-59% 14/20-70%
Offensive Rebounds 17 9
Defensive Rebounds 26 22
Rebounds 46 33
Blocks 2 4
Steals 8 8
Turnovers 15 13
Personal Fouls 16 21
Technical Fouls 0 1
Ejections 0 0

2016-17 Reg Season - UCIrv Leads Series 2-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sun Feb 19 UCRiv 60 @ UCIrv 79 D. Martin 9 J. Martin 26
Wed Mar 1 UCIrv 68 @ UCRiv 56 L. Nelson 21 S. Johnson 17

Game Information

Stadium: Student Recreation Center, Riverside, California
Attendance: 781
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