UC Irvine Edges UC San Diego in Tight Big West Contest

SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Jurian Dixon’s floating jumper with 28 seconds remaining lifted UC Irvine to a 61-59 victory over UC San Diego in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game Saturday at RIMAC Arena.

The Anteaters, who led 28-28 at halftime, secured the road win despite both teams struggling offensively. Each squad shot below 34% from the floor in a defensive contest before a crowd of 4,000.

Leo Beath led all scorers with 16 points for the Tritons. Dixon and Andre Henry each scored 12 for UC Irvine. The Anteaters improved to 14-7 overall, while UC San Diego fell to 15-6.