UC Irvine controls UC Riverside in commanding 79-40 win
IRVINE, Calif. -- Tommy Rutherford scored 15 points with 10 rebounds, Jonathan Galloway scored 10 points and tied a career-high with 14 rebounds and UC Irvine beat UC Riverside 79-40 on Wednesday night.
It's the third time in Galloway's career he's reached 14 rebounds and Rutherford's third career double-double. UC Irvine (9-14, 4-3 Big West) had a 55-30 rebounding edge.
The Anteaters made half of their 64 field-goal attempts while the Highlanders shot 14 of 57 (25 percent). Alex Larsson led UC Riverside (5-15, 0-6) with eight points and the Highlanders have lost eight straight.
Eyassu Worku's 3-pointer with 11:05 before intermission began a 26-7 run that gave the Anteaters a 39-19 lead at the break. Up 42-25 with 15:59 to play, UC Irvine used a 16-1 run over the next four minutes for a 32-point lead (58-26).
Worku scored 13 and Evan Leonard added 12 for the Anteaters.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Gregory Nixon
- Kurt Walker
- Tommy Nunez
2023-24 Big West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UC Irvine | 17-3 | - | 24-10 |
UC San Diego | 15-5 | 2 | 21-12 |
UC Davis | 14-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
Hawai'i | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
Long Beach State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-15 |
UC Riverside | 10-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
Cal State Northridge | 9-11 | 8 | 19-15 |
UC Santa Barbara | 9-11 | 8 | 16-15 |
Cal State Bakersfield | 8-12 | 9 | 13-19 |
Cal State Fullerton | 7-13 | 10 | 14-18 |
Cal Poly | 0-20 | 17 | 4-28 |