Scores

Final

Long Beach St 69

(17-11, 13-3 Big West)

UC Irvine 72

(17-13, 10-6 Big West)

7:00 PM ET, March 2, 2013

Bren Events Center, Irvine, CA

1 2 T
LBSU 22 4769
UCI 33 3972

Top Performers

Long Beach State: M. Caffey 23 Pts, 2 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

UC Irvine: W. Davis II 12 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 8 Blk

UC Irvine 72, Long Beach St. 69

Associated Press

IRVINE, Calif. -- Michael Wilder scored 10 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and hit two key free throws for UC Irvine with 3 seconds left to seal the deal in a 72-69 victory over Big West conference leader Long Beach State on Saturday night.

Alex Young hit two free throws to put the Anteaters up 70-66 with 19 seconds left but Mike Caffey of Long Beach State answered with a 3-pointer, cutting UC Irvine's lead to one with 4 seconds left, making it 70-69. Keala King fouled Wilder on the inbounds pass and he calmly knocked both down to give UC Irvine (17-13, 10-6 Big West) the win.

Caffey finished with 23 points on five 3-pointers to lead Long Beach State (17-11, 13-3).

Will Davis II had 12 points, five rebounds and eight blocked shots for the Anteaters, breaking Terrance O'Kelley's record of seven blocks he set against Nevada on Jan. 10, 1994.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
LBSU
UCI
Points 69 72
FG Made-Attempted 28-63 (.444) 26-57 (.456)
3P Made-Attempted 7-18 (.389) 5-15 (.333)
FT Made-Attempted 6-12 (.500) 15-18 (.833)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 19 (0/0) 14 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 11

Game Leaders

 
LBSU
UCI
PointsM. Caffey 23A. Folker 16
ReboundsD. Jennings 9M. Wilder 10
AssistsK. King 5A. Young 4
StealsJ. Ennis 4A. Young 1
BlocksM. Caffey 1W. Davis II 8
Team Stats: Long Beach State | UC Irvine

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 26, 2013 @LBSU 81, UCI 59Recap
» Mar 2, 2013 @UCI 72, LBSU 69Recap
Mar 15, 2013 UCI 67, @LBSU 60Recap

Next 5 Games

LBSU
UCI
03/07 @UCD 11:00pm
03/09 @PAC 7:00pm
03/14 CSF 9:00pm
03/15 UCI 9:30pm
03/20 @BAY 9:00pm
 03/07 @PAC 10:00pm
03/09 @UCD 10:00pm
03/14 HAW 11:30pm
03/15 @LBSU 9:30pm
03/16 @PAC 10:30pm
Complete Schedule: Long Beach State | UC Irvine

Big West Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Pacific13-522-12
Long Beach State14-419-13
Cal Poly12-618-13
UC Irvine11-720-15
Hawaii10-817-14
UC Davis9-914-17
Cal State Northridge5-1314-17
Cal State Fullerton6-1214-18
UC Santa Barbara7-1111-20
UC Riverside3-156-25
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