Cal State Northridge Matadors @ UC Irvine Anteaters
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CSUN | 20 | 36 | 56 | ||
UCI | 28 | 49 | 77 |
Rutherford, UC Irvine cruise past CSU Northridge, 77-56
IRVINE, Calif. -- Tommy Rutherford scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and UC Irvine picked up its sixth win in its last seven games, cruising past CSU Northridge, 77-56 in a Big West Conference battle Wednesday night.
The victory was the Anteaters eighth straight win over the Matadors.
Rutherford converted a layup and dunked with 4:07 left in the first half to give UC Irvine (12-14, 7-3) a 16-point advantage, 26-10, but the Matadors rallied to trail by just eight, 28-20 at the break. Rutherford capped an 11-3 run out of the break that put the Anteaters back in front by 16, 39-23, and they cruised from there.
Evan Leonard finished with 15 points and UC Irvine shot 31 of 61 from the field (51 percent), including 6 of 18 from distance.
Tavrion Dawson finished with 18 points to lead the Matadors (5-19, 2-8). Lyrik Schreiner and Terrell Gomez each scored 11 points and Schreiner grabbed 10 rebounds.
Game Information
Irvine, CA
Referee:Chris Rastatter
Referee:Daryl Gelinas
Referee:Deldre Carr
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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