1 | 2 | T | |
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UCI | 27 | 36 | 63 |
CSUF | 23 | 35 | 58 |
Rutherford, Leonard lead UC Irvine past CS Fullerton, 63-58
FULLERTON, Calif. -- Tommy Rutherford scored 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting and Evan Leonard had 14 points, six rebounds, seven assists and two steals on Saturday night to help UC Irvine beat Cal State Fullerton 63-58.
Eyassu Worku added 12 points for UC Irvine (11-14, 6-3 Big West). The Anteaters have won three in a row and five of their last six.
Kyle Allman made a layup, a jumper and hit 1-of-2 free throws and, after Worku made two foul shots, Austen Awosika converted a 3-point play to pull Fullerton (12-8, 5-3) within five points with 54 seconds to play. Worku hit two more free throws to make it 57-50, but Awosika and Allman sandwiched 3-pointers around a pair of free throws by Leonard to trim the deficit to 59-56 with 29 seconds left. UCI made 4 of 6 free throws, and the Titans missed 3 of 4 from the field, from there to seal it.
Allman led CS Fullerton with 20 points and Awosika added 16.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Kurt Walker
- Juan Corral
- Deron White
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 |