
UC San Diego Tritons at UC Irvine Anteaters
· NCAA Men's BasketballTait-Jones scores 22, UCSD defeats UC Irvine 85-67

Tait-Jones also contributed eight rebounds and eight assists for the Tritons (20-4, 10-2 Big West Conference). Nordin Kapic scored 15 points while shooting 5 for 6, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc. Chris Howell had 15 points and shot 5 for 8 from beyond the arc.
Bent Leuchten led the way for the Anteaters (20-4, 10-2) with 23 points and seven rebounds. Devin Tillis added 13 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two steals for UC Irvine. Myles Che also recorded 13 points.
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Both teams next play Thursday. UC San Diego visits Cal State Bakersfield and UC Irvine plays UC Santa Barbara at home.
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Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 85 - 67 |
2nd 0:20 | Chris Howell Steal. | 85 - 67 |
2nd 0:20 | Ben Egbo Turnover. | 85 - 67 |
2nd 0:36 | Ofure Ujadughele Defensive Rebound. | 85 - 67 |
2nd 0:39 | Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones missed Layup. | 85 - 67 |
Statistics
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29-54 | FG | 19-49 |
53.7 | Field Goal % | 38.8 |
16-31 | 3PT | 6-20 |
51.6 | Three Point % | 30.0 |
11-14 | FT | 23-28 |
78.6 | Free Throw % | 82.1 |
27 | Rebounds | 30 |
5 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
22 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
23 | Assists | 16 |
8 | Steals | 6 |
1 | Blocks | 3 |
12 | Turnovers | 18 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
12 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
20 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
14 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
22 | Points in Paint | 24 |
18 | Fouls | 15 |
20 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Venue: Bren Events Center
Location: Irvine, CA
Attendance: 5,000 | Capacity:
Location: Irvine, CA
Attendance: 5,000 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big West Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
UC San Diego | 18-2 | - | 30-5 |
UC Irvine | 17-3 | 1 | 32-7 |
Cal State Northridge | 14-6 | 4 | 22-11 |
UC Riverside | 14-6 | 4 | 21-13 |
UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 7 | 21-13 |
UC Davis | 9-11 | 9 | 15-17 |
Cal Poly | 8-12 | 10 | 16-19 |
Cal State Bakersfield | 8-12 | 10 | 14-19 |
Hawai'i | 7-13 | 11 | 15-16 |
Long Beach State | 3-17 | 15 | 7-25 |
Cal State Fullerton | 1-19 | 17 | 6-26 |