UC Irvine Anteaters @ Cal Poly Mustangs
UC Irvine beats Cal Poly 70-48 to stay unbeaten in Big West
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Ioannis Dimakopoulos scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and UC Irvine beat Cal Poly 70-48 on Wednesday to win its seventh straight and remain undefeated in Big West Conference play.
Tommy Rutherford added 11 points for the Anteaters (12-9, 5-0), who shot 47.1 percent from the floor (24 of 51) and held Cal Poly to 24.1 percent.
The Anteaters extended their 31-22 halftime lead to 42-28 after Evan Leonard's 3-pointer with 14:21 left. Cal Poly closed within five after a 9-0 run, but the Anteaters pulled ahead 61-43 after Jaron Martin's jumper capped a 6-1 spurt with 4:27 left.
Cal Poly led 19-17 after Donovan Fields and Ridge Shipley each made 3s, but Martin put UC Irvine up for good 21-19 with two free throws and a layup.
Jakub Niziol scored 11 for Cal Poly (5-13, 0-4), which has lost nine straight.
Game Information
San Luis Obispo, CA
Referee:Michael Reed
Referee:Tony Padilla
Referee:Frank Harvey
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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