UC Irvine Anteaters @ Cal State Fullerton Titans
Coggins with 17, Cal State Fullerton upends UC Irvine 56-54
FULLERTON, Calif. -- Tre Coggins scored 17 points and Cal State Fullerton upended Big West Conference leader UC Irvine with a 56-54 win Wednesday night.
The Anteaters (16-13, 9-4) remain in first place in conference and the Titans (14-12, 8-5) move into third place behind no. 2 UC Davis.
After a slow second-half start for both teams, UC Irvine surged into the lead midway and a Jaron Martin 3-pointer made it 39-33 with 10:11 to play. The Titans fought back and went ahead on a Lionheart Leslie 3, 44-41, with 6:16 remaining. The Anteaters closed it to 55-54 with four seconds to go but the Titans held on for the win.
Jackson Rowe added 17 points for CS Fullerton. Leslie had 11. The Titans had a 47-39 rebounding edge over UC Irvine.
Luke Nelson led the Anteaters with 20 points. Martin added 12.
Both teams came into the game riding a three-game win streak.
Game Information
Fullerton, CA
Referee:Michael Reed
Referee:Jeff Wooten
Referee:Bob Staffen
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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