UC Irvine Anteaters @ UC Riverside Highlanders
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UCI | 35 | 38 | 73 |
UCR | 39 | 28 | 67 |
Welp's double-double helps carry UC Riverside past UC Irvine
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- — Collin Welp scored 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and UC Irvine defeated UC Riverside 73-67 on Saturday night.
Riverside led 39-35 at halftime and it extended its lead when Arinze Chidom scored a layup and Zyon Pullin buried a 3-pointer.
Irvine (11-7, 7-3 Big West Conference) responded with an 11-0 run, and Welp's layup at the end of it made it 46-44 for the Anteaters. After the lead exchanged hands, finally, Welp's layup with 4:18 left made it 63-61 and Irvine led the rest of the way.
Chidom scored 17 points for the Highlanders (9-5, 5-3) and Dominick Pickett scored 10.
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Game Information
Riverside, CA
Referee:Donn Berdahl
Referee:Mark Fulton
Referee:Brady Chelette
2025-26 Standings
| 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 |
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