UC Irvine Anteaters @ Denver Pioneers
PIONEER THANKSGIVING CLASSIC
3-3, 0-2 Away
75
3-3, 0-2 Away
4-2, 4-1 Home
83
4-2, 4-1 Home
UC Irvine Anteaters
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 28 | 8 | 2-14 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
| 19 | 7 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | 15 | 5-11 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 14 | 16 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | 9 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | 12 | 4-11 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
75 | 29-70 | 8-19 | 9-13 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 24 | |
41% | 42% | 69% |
Denver Pioneers
starters |
bench |
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team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 20 | 6 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 38 | 24 | 9-21 | 0-3 | 6-6 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 1 |
| 28 | 9 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 37 | 19 | 7-21 | 4-15 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | 16 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 8 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
83 | 27-76 | 6-27 | 23-25 | 58 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 31 | 16 | |
36% | 22% | 92% |
Game Information
Denver, CO
Referee:Katie Ressie
Referee:Amy Pistone
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 17-3 | - | 26-7 |
| UC San Diego | 17-3 | - | 24-9 |
| UC Davis | 15-5 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 3 | 22-11 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 13-7 | 4 | 18-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 12-8 | 5 | 20-10 |
| UC Riverside | 8-12 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Cal State Northridge | 6-14 | 11 | 10-20 |
| Long Beach State | 4-16 | 13 | 5-25 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 15 | 7-23 |
| Cal Poly | 2-18 | 15 | 4-26 |
| Summit League | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 15-1 | - | 29-5 |
| South Dakota State | 14-2 | 1 | 27-7 |
| South Dakota | 12-4 | 3 | 26-10 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Oral Roberts | 8-8 | 7 | 15-15 |
| Denver | 5-11 | 10 | 11-19 |
| Kansas City | 4-12 | 11 | 7-23 |
| North Dakota | 3-13 | 12 | 7-24 |
| Omaha | 3-13 | 12 | 6-27 |
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