MBB

Long Beach State 64, at UC Irvine 74

Thursday, January 8, 2026 · Final · Big West

Big West 1 2 PTS

Long Beach State 49ers

10-22 · W1 · #290 (1048 ELO -2)

30 34 64

UC Irvine Anteaters

23-12 · L2 · #107 (1452 ELO +2)

34 40 74

Bren Events Center · Irvine, CA

Attendance: 2,354

Officials: Grant Jeffres, Paul Szelc, Bret Smith

UC Irvine Defeats Long Beach State in Big West Conference Matchup

IRVINE, Calif. (Interstat) — Jurian Dixon scored 23 points and UC Irvine used a decisive second-half surge to pull away from Long Beach State for a 74-64 victory in a Big West Conference men’s basketball game Thursday night at Bren Events Center. A crowd of 2,354 watched the Anteaters improve to 12-5 overall and 2-0 in conference play, while the 49ers fell to 5-11 and 1-1. The game was a contest of contrasting efficiencies. Despite nearly identical shooting numbers from the field — UC Irvine made 24 of 56 attempts, Long Beach State 25 of 60 — the Anteaters dominated… Read more...

Top Statlines

Jurian Dixon UCI 31m 23p 2r 3a
Petar Majstorovic LBSU 34m 15p 8r 3a
Kyle Evans UCI 27m 15p 6r 1a 2b

Forecasting

ELO Probability UCI 96.8%

Spread UCI -9.5

Money Line UCI -670/LBSU +485

Over/Under 141.5 (Under)