UC Irvine Anteaters at UC San Diego Tritons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Pope scores 32, UC San Diego rallies past UC Irvine 92-88 in OT
Pope made 11 of 19 shots with two 3-pointers and 8 of 9 free throws for the Tritons (19-9, 13-3 Big West Conference). Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones scored 14 points and added seven rebounds and six assists. Francis Nwaokorie pitched in with 11 points and seven rebounds.
Pope forced overtime with two seconds remaining, sinking a 3-pointer to knot the score at 81. He had two baskets in the extra period and Tait-Jones did all the scoring for both teams over the final 2:10, going 4 for 4 from the foul line.
Andre Henry finished with 18 points to pace the Anteaters (20-8, 13-3). Bent Leuchten added 14 points and Justin Hohn scored 13. Carter Welling missed 1 of 2 free throws with four seconds to go in regulation, setting the stage for Pope.
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Matchup Prediction
UC San Diego: 52.9%
UC Irvine: 47.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 88 - 92 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 88 - 92 |
| 3rd 0:00 | UC San Diego Deadball Team Rebound. | 88 - 92 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Andre Henry missed Three Point Jumper. | 88 - 92 |
| 3rd 0:01 | UC Irvine Timeout | 88 - 92 |
Statistics
 UCI |
 UCSD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-59 | FG | 32-67 |
| 50.8 | Field Goal % | 47.8 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 31.3 | Three Point % | 38.1 |
| 23-33 | FT | 20-23 |
| 69.7 | Free Throw % | 87.0 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 12 | Assists | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fouls | 26 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: LionTree Arena
Location: San Diego, CA
Attendance: 1,864 | Capacity:
Location: San Diego, CA
Attendance: 1,864 | Capacity:
2023-24 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |