UC-Irvine Anteaters NCAA Basketball News

Coming off a dramatic overtime win against Big West favorite Long Beach State, the UC Riverside men's basketball team takes on UC Santa Barbara at 7 p.m. today at the Student Recreation Center in another key conference matchup.

Eric Wise scored 21 points and Michael Hunter added 16 to lead UC Irvine past UC Santa Barbara 57-55 Saturday night.

Adrian Oliver scored 29 points and had seven rebounds, leading San Jose State to a 78-68 victory over visiting UC Irvine on Monday night.

Adrian Oliver scored a team-high 29 points, leading four starters in double figures, as the San Jose State Spartans posted a 78-68 win over the UC Irvine Anteaters in non-conference action at The Event Center.

UC Irvine 's matched a season-low with nine turnovers and closed the game on a 13-2 spurt to defeat Pepperdine, 74-61, in a nonconference game Monday night at Bren Center.

CREATING EXCITEMENT : Over the past four games in the last two seasons at KeyArena, Seattle University has won by an average margin of four points, including two one-point contests.

Charles Garcia scored 29 points and hit two free-throws with 15.6 seconds left to give Seattle an 82-81 victory over UC Irvine on Tuesday night.

WELCOME BACK : The Seattle University men's basketball team has not played on its home court in 23 days, a span that will end Tuesday night as UC Irvine comes to town.

UC IRVINE ANTEATERS COACH: Pat Douglass . RECORD: 5-3 LAST SEASON: 12-19 overall, 8-8 in Big West PRESEASON OUTLOOK: The Anteaters were picked to second to last in the Big West SERIES HISTORY: Seattle U won the only meeting last year.

Michael Hunter tied his career high with 22 points to lead UC Irvine past Vanguard 81-73 Saturday night.

Pavol Losonsky scored 15 points and Eric Wise finished with 12 points, eight rebounds and a career-high seven assists as UC Irvine defeated Hawai'i 80-70 Wednesday night.

The University of Hawai'i men's basketball team is hoping a diminished roster can come up with a heightened victory today in Irvine, Calif.

On a night where the Colonels were uncharacteristically stone-cold from long range, an unlikely member of the Anteaters got hot.

Michael Hunter scored 16 points to lead UC Irvine to a 75-54 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday night.

Justin Stommes deposited 21 points and the Eastern Kentucky Colonels bounced the UC Irvine Anteaters, 67-57, as part of the CBE Classic at McBrayer Arena.

When: 1 p.m. today Where: Erwin Center Records: Texas 0-0; UC Irvine 1-0 Radio: KVET-FM TV: ESPNU Projected Starters Texas 34 Dexter Pittman C 6-10 Sr.

Michael Hunter scored 14 points to lead four UC Irvine players in double figures Friday night and the Anteaters rolled to an 82-54 victory over La Verne.

Concordia University's men's basketball team made the most of its first meeting against UC Irvine Monday night.

Unless one of the newcomers is ready to start right away, the two players most likely to fill the void left by graduated F/C Kevin Bland are sophomore F/C Adam Folker and senior C Zack Atkinson.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: The Anteaters must replace departed F/C Kevin Bland, so Butte College transfers Pavol Losonsky and Peter Simek come in with a chance to contribute right away.