UC Irvine Anteaters @ Utah Utes

NIT - 1st Round

UCI

UC Irvine AnteatersUC IrvineUCI

24-10, 8-9 Away

75

24-10, 8-9 Away

Final

	1	2	T
UC Irvine UCI	40	35	75
Utah UTAH	46	38	84

UTAH

Utah UtesUtahUTAH

20-14, 15-2 Home

84

20-14, 15-2 Home

Win %: UTAH, 76.1

Gabe Madsen

Gabe MadsenG. MadsenMissed FG

Win %: UTAH, 76.1

Gabe Madsen

Gabe MadsenG. MadsenMissed FG

Win %: UTAH, 75.6

Andre Henry

Andre HenryA. HenryREB

Win %: UTAH, 75.6

Andre Henry

Andre HenryA. HenryREB

Win %: UTAH, 76.9

Bent Leuchten

Bent LeuchtenB. LeuchtenMissed FG

Win %: UTAH, 76.9

Bent Leuchten

Bent LeuchtenB. LeuchtenMissed FG

Win %: UTAH, 76.9

Branden Carlson

Branden CarlsonBr. CarlsonBLK

Win %: UTAH, 76.9

Branden Carlson

Branden CarlsonBr. CarlsonBLK

Win %: UTAH, 77.3

Gabe Madsen

Gabe MadsenG. MadsenREB

Win %: UTAH, 77.3

Gabe Madsen

Gabe MadsenG. MadsenREB

Win %: UTAH, 75.4

Deivon Smith

Deivon SmithD. SmithTO

Win %: UTAH, 75.4

Deivon Smith

Deivon SmithD. SmithTO

Win %: UTAH, 75.4

Win %: UTAH, 75.4

Win %: UTAH, 73.3

Andre Henry

Andre HenryA. Henry+2 PTS

Win %: UTAH, 73.3

Andre Henry

Andre HenryA. Henry+2 PTS

Win %: UTAH, 75.1

Gabe Madsen

Gabe MadsenG. Madsen+2 PTS

Lawson Lovering

Lawson LoveringL. LoveringAST

Win %: UTAH, 75.1

Gabe Madsen

Gabe MadsenG. Madsen+2 PTS

Lawson Lovering

Lawson LoveringL. LoveringAST

Win %: UTAH, 76.3

Andre Henry

Andre HenryA. HenryMissed FG

Win %: UTAH, 76.3

Andre Henry

Andre HenryA. HenryMissed FG

Win %: UTAH, 76.8

Cole Bajema

Cole BajemaC. BajemaREB

Win %: UTAH, 76.8

Cole Bajema

Cole BajemaC. BajemaREB

Win %: UTAH, 75.2

Lawson Lovering

Lawson LoveringL. LoveringMissed FG

Win %: UTAH, 75.2

Lawson Lovering

Lawson LoveringL. LoveringMissed FG

Win %: UTAH, 74.7

Bent Leuchten

Bent LeuchtenB. LeuchtenREB

Win %: UTAH, 74.7

Bent Leuchten

Bent LeuchtenB. LeuchtenREB

Win %: UTAH, 76.1

Bent Leuchten

Bent LeuchtenB. LeuchtenMissed 3PT

Win %: UTAH, 76.1

Bent Leuchten

Bent LeuchtenB. LeuchtenMissed 3PT

Win %: UTAH, 76.6

Gabe Madsen

Gabe MadsenG. MadsenREB

Win %: UTAH, 76.6

Gabe Madsen

Gabe MadsenG. MadsenREB

Win %: UTAH, 75.0

Lawson Lovering

Lawson LoveringL. LoveringMissed FG

Win %: UTAH, 75.0

Lawson Lovering

Lawson LoveringL. LoveringMissed FG

Win %: UTAH, 76.5

Branden Carlson

Branden CarlsonBr. CarlsonREB

Win %: UTAH, 76.5

Branden Carlson

Branden CarlsonBr. CarlsonREB

Win %: UTAH, 78.3

Branden Carlson

Branden CarlsonBr. Carlson+2 PTS

Win %: UTAH, 78.3

Branden Carlson

Branden CarlsonBr. Carlson+2 PTS

Win %: UTAH, 79.7

Bent Leuchten

Bent LeuchtenB. LeuchtenMissed 3PT

Win %: UTAH, 79.7

Bent Leuchten

Bent LeuchtenB. LeuchtenMissed 3PT

Win %: UTAH, 80.2

Gabe Madsen

Gabe MadsenG. MadsenREB

Win %: UTAH, 80.2

Gabe Madsen

Gabe MadsenG. MadsenREB

Win %: UTAH, 82.4

Cole Bajema

Cole BajemaC. Bajema+2 PTS

Gabe Madsen

Gabe MadsenG. MadsenAST

Win %: UTAH, 82.4

Cole Bajema

Cole BajemaC. Bajema+2 PTS

Gabe Madsen

Gabe MadsenG. MadsenAST

Win %: UTAH, 83.2

Andre Henry

Andre HenryA. HenryMissed FG

Win %: UTAH, 83.2

Andre Henry

Andre HenryA. HenryMissed FG

Win %: UTAH, 83.2

Cole Bajema

Cole BajemaC. BajemaBLK

Win %: UTAH, 83.2

Cole Bajema

Cole BajemaC. BajemaBLK

Win %: UTAH, 83.5

Deivon Smith

Deivon SmithD. SmithREB

Win %: UTAH, 83.5

Deivon Smith

Deivon SmithD. SmithREB

Win %: UTAH, 86.7

Gabe Madsen

Gabe MadsenG. Madsen+3 PTS

Deivon Smith

Deivon SmithD. SmithAST

Win %: UTAH, 86.7

Gabe Madsen

Gabe MadsenG. Madsen+3 PTS

Deivon Smith

Deivon SmithD. SmithAST

Gabe Madsen knocks down the triple

0:27

Bent Leuchten somehow gets the and-1 to fall

0:17

Branden Carlson throws down big dunk vs. UC Irvine Anteaters

0:18

Game Information

Salt Lake City, UT

Jon M. Huntsman Center

Referee:Ryan Holmes

Referee:Casey McClellan

Referee:Chad Shepherd

NCAA Division I

Big West Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
UC Irvine	15-5	-	23-12
Hawai'i	14-6	1	24-9
UC San Diego	12-8	3	23-11
Cal State Northridge	12-8	3	20-14
Cal State Fullerton	12-8	3	18-16
UC Davis	11-9	4	19-14
UC Santa Barbara	11-9	4	18-14
Cal Poly	10-10	5	14-19
Long Beach State	6-14	9	10-22
UC Riverside	5-15	10	10-22
Cal State Bakersfield	2-18	13	8-24

Big 12 Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Arizona	16-2	-	36-3
Houston	14-4	2	30-7
Iowa State	12-6	4	29-8
Kansas	12-6	4	24-11
Texas Tech	12-6	4	23-11
TCU	11-7	5	23-12
BYU	9-9	7	23-12
UCF	9-9	7	21-12
West Virginia	9-9	7	21-14
Cincinnati	9-9	7	18-15
Colorado	7-11	9	17-16
Arizona State	7-11	9	17-16
Oklahoma State	6-12	10	20-15
Baylor	6-12	10	17-17
Kansas State	3-15	13	12-20
Utah	2-16	14	10-22

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