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03/13 22:37 CDT UC Irvine eliminates Cal State Northridge 93-78 in Big West
Conference Tournament semifinal
UC Irvine eliminates Cal State Northridge 93-78 in Big West Conference
Tournament semifinal
By The Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) --- Derin Saran had 23 points and top seed UC Irvine rolled to a
93-78 victory over Cal State Northridge on Friday night in the semifinals of
the Big West Conference Tournament.
UC Irvine (23-10) will play in the championship game on Saturday against the
winner of the second semifinal between No. 2 seed Hawaii and third-seeded Cal
State Fullerton. The winner earns an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament.
Saran added nine rebounds, five assists, and four steals for the Anteaters.
Jurian Dixon totaled 18 points, seven assists and five rebounds. Kyle Evans
contributed 15 points and eight rebounds.
Josiah Davis led the way for the fourth-seeded Matadors (20-14) with 26 points
and eight assists. Josh O'Garro added 22 points and James Evans Jr. pitched in
with 17 points and three steals.
UC Irvine took the lead for good with 19:33 left in the first half. The score
was 49-37 at the intermission behind 15 points from Dixon. Saran had 10 points
in the second half and the Anteaters used a 10-0 run to extend their lead to 18
points before finishing off the victory.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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