The second-seeded Anteaters (28-5) dominate the second half in a 96-78 win and will face top-seeded UC San Diego (29-4) in a ...

The No. 2 seed UC Irvine Anteaters (27-5, 17-3 Big West) are taking the court in the Big West championship game against the ...

Led by Bent Leuchten's 21 points, the second-seeded UC Irvine Anteaters defeated the Cal Poly Mustangs 96-78 in the Big West ...

The No. 2 seed UC Irvine Anteaters (27-5, 17-3 Big West) and the No. 7 seed Cal Poly Mustangs (16-18, 8-12 Big West) square ...

HENDERSON — After a run to the Big West semifinals, the farthest the team has reached in 11 years, Mustangs fell short ...

The Anteaters, Highlanders and Matadors finished in the top four in the regular-season standings, and all of them are capable ...

BOTTOM LINE: UCSD takes on UC Irvine in the Big West Championship. The Tritons have gone 19-2 against Big West teams, with a 9-2 record in non-conference play. UCSD scores 80.3 points and has ...

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Percentages: FG .460, FT .700. 3-Point Goals: 13-28, .464 (Bandelj 3-4, Riniker 3-4, Hyder 3-8, Ward 2-3, Jessup 2-6, McLaughlin 0-1, Koonce 0-2).

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UC Irvine has a 1-0 record in one-possession games. The Mustangs' record in Big West play is 9-12. Cal Poly is the leader in the Big West scoring 15.1 fast break points per game.

Tillis 6-8 1-2 15, Leuchten 3-10 7-8 13, Akin 1-3 0-0 2, Che 10-11 8-9 31, Dixon 5-11 0-0 12, Lee 3-5 2-2 9, Ujadughele 1-1 2-2 4, Egbo 0-0 0-0 0, Evans 1-1 0-0 2, Chol 0-0 0-0 0, Ahir 0-1 0-0 0.