UC Irvine Anteaters @ UC Riverside Highlanders
Hargress' 20 lead UC Riverside over UC Irvine 84-80 in OT
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- — Barrington Hargress scored 20 points as UC Riverside beat UC Irvine 84-80 in overtime on Thursday.
Hargress added six rebounds and eight assists for the Highlanders (12-8, 5-3 Big West Conference). Kaleb Smith scored 13 points while going 6 of 11 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and added seven rebounds. Jack Whitbourn shot 4 of 4 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line to finish with 11 points.
Myles Che led the Anteaters (17-3, 7-1) in scoring, finishing with 20 points. Bent Leuchten added 17 points and 12 rebounds. Devin Tillis finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds. The loss ended a seven-game winning streak for the Anteaters.
The two teams play Saturday. UC Riverside visits CSU Bakersfield and UC Irvine hosts Hawaii.
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Game Information
Riverside, CA
Referee:Kelly Self
Referee:Mike Scyphers
Referee:De Selle Dean
2025-26 Standings
| Big West ConferenceBig 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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