UC Irvine Anteaters at Northern Iowa Panthers
· NCAA Men's BasketballBent Leuchten scores 18 points as UC Irvine knocks off Northern Iowa 80-60
Leuchten added eight rebounds for the Anteaters (3-0). Justin Hohn added 13 points while finishing 6 of 10 from the floor while he also had five rebounds. Devin Tillis had 11 points and finished 5 of 8 from the field.
The Panthers (2-1) were led in scoring by Jacob Hutson, who finished with 13 points. RJ Taylor added 12 points and three steals for Northern Iowa. Tytan Anderson also had 10 points and seven rebounds.
UC Irvine took the lead with 10:32 left in the first half and never looked back. Kyle Evans led their team in scoring with eight points in the first half to help put them up 45-38 at the break. UC Irvine pulled away with an 8-0 run in the second half to extend a 12-point lead to 20 points. They outscored Northern Iowa by 13 points in the final half, as Leuchten led the way with a team-high 14 second-half points.
NEXT UP
UC Irvine next plays Saturday against Pepperdine at home, and Northern Iowa will visit Wichita State on Thursday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 60 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 80 - 60 |
2nd 0:31 | Wes Rubin Defensive Rebound. | 80 - 60 |
2nd 0:31 | Berk Can Akin missed Three Point Jumper. | 80 - 60 |
2nd 0:31 | Wes Rubin made Layup. Assisted by Max Weisbrod. | 80 - 60 |
Statistics
UCI | UNI | |
---|---|---|
33-60 | FG | 23-58 |
55.0 | Field Goal % | 39.7 |
4-16 | 3PT | 7-17 |
25.0 | Three Point % | 41.2 |
10-12 | FT | 7-13 |
83.3 | Free Throw % | 53.8 |
39 | Rebounds | 27 |
7 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
32 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
12 | Assists | 9 |
4 | Steals | 8 |
2 | Blocks | 2 |
12 | Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
12 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
9 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
0 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
48 | Points in Paint | 24 |
15 | Fouls | 15 |
24 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Attendance: 3,513 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big West Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Hawai'i | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
UC Irvine | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
UC Santa Barbara | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Cal State Bakersfield | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Cal State Northridge | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
UC Davis | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
UC San Diego | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Cal Poly | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
UC Riverside | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Cal State Fullerton | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
Long Beach State | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Drake | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Belmont | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Bradley | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Illinois State | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Missouri State | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Murray State | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Northern Iowa | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
UIC | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Indiana State | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Southern Illinois | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Valparaiso | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
Evansville | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |