UC Irvine 97-88 UC Santa Barbara (Mar 8, 2025) Play-by-Play

UC Irvine Anteaters

27-5, 17-3 Conference

	1	2	T
UCI	30	67	97
UCSB	43	45	88

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos

19-12, 11-9 Conference

Stephan Swenson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Pohto.
Cole Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
Jason Fontenet II missed Three Point Jumper.
Colin Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
Deuce Turner missed Three Point Jumper.
Deuce Turner made Layup. Assisted by Jason Fontenet II.
Colin Smith made Jumper.
Kenny Pohto made Layup. Assisted by Max Murrell.
Max Murrell missed Three Point Jumper.
Jason Fontenet II missed Three Point Jumper.
Zion Sensley missed Three Point Jumper.
Max Murrell made Layup.
Colin Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephan Swenson.
Deuce Turner made Jumper.
Colin Smith missed Jumper.
Jason Fontenet II missed Layup.
Deuce Turner made Three Point Jumper.
Deuce Turner made Layup.
Deuce Turner missed Three Point Jumper.
Stephan Swenson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Murrell.
Stephan Swenson made Layup.
Stephan Swenson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Murrell.
Jason Fontenet II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephan Swenson.
Max Murrell missed Dunk.
Colin Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephan Swenson.
Kenny Pohto missed Jumper.
Kenny Pohto missed Layup.
Jason Fontenet II made Layup. Assisted by Colin Smith.
Deuce Turner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Fontenet II.
Stephan Swenson missed Jumper.
Stephan Swenson missed Three Point Jumper.
Stephan Swenson made Layup.
Kenny Pohto missed Jumper.
Stephan Swenson missed Three Point Jumper.
Stephan Swenson missed Layup.
Jason Fontenet II made Layup.
Colin Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
Colin Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Fontenet II.
Colin Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Fontenet II.
Kenny Pohto made Layup.
Deuce Turner made Jumper.
Deuce Turner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Fontenet II.
Deuce Turner made Layup.
Deuce Turner made Jumper.
Jason Fontenet II missed Layup.
Kenny Pohto made Layup. Assisted by Deuce Turner.
Deuce Turner made Three Point Jumper.
Max Murrell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephan Swenson.
Deuce Turner missed Three Point Jumper.
Kenny Pohto missed Layup.
Cole Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
Kenny Pohto missed Layup.
Jason Fontenet II missed Layup.
Jason Fontenet II made Layup.
Deuce Turner missed Three Point Jumper.
Max Murrell missed Three Point Jumper.
Colin Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deuce Turner.
Max Murrell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deuce Turner.
Deuce Turner missed Three Point Jumper.
Max Murrell missed Three Point Jumper.
Deuce Turner made Three Point Jumper.
Justin Hohn missed Three Point Jumper.
Devin Tillis missed Layup.
Justin Hohn missed Three Point Jumper.
Devin Tillis missed Layup.
Jurian Dixon missed Jumper.
Bent Leuchten made Layup. Assisted by Justin Hohn.
Myles Che missed Layup.
Jurian Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.
Torian Lee missed Three Point Jumper.
Ofure Ujadughele missed Jumper.
Myles Che missed Jumper.
Torian Lee made Jumper.
Myles Che missed Jumper.
Ofure Ujadughele missed Jumper.
Jurian Dixon made Jumper.
Devin Tillis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Hohn.
Bent Leuchten made Layup. Assisted by Justin Hohn.
Justin Hohn missed Three Point Jumper.
Bent Leuchten missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Hohn missed Three Point Jumper.
Jurian Dixon missed Jumper.
Devin Tillis made Layup.
Justin Hohn missed Jumper.
Devin Tillis made Layup.
Kyle Evans made Layup. Assisted by Myles Che.
Myles Che made Jumper.
Justin Hohn missed Jumper.
Torian Lee made Jumper.
Devin Tillis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bent Leuchten.
Justin Hohn made Layup.
Devin Tillis made Jumper.
Devin Tillis missed Three Point Jumper.
Devin Tillis made Layup. Assisted by Justin Hohn.
Justin Hohn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jurian Dixon.
Kyle Evans made Layup. Assisted by Justin Hohn.
Kyle Evans made Dunk. Assisted by Devin Tillis.
Jurian Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Hohn.
Torian Lee missed Three Point Jumper.
Kyle Evans made Layup. Assisted by Justin Hohn.
Justin Hohn missed Layup.
Bent Leuchten made Layup.
Justin Hohn missed Jumper.
Justin Hohn missed Layup.
Bent Leuchten made Layup.
Justin Hohn missed Three Point Jumper.
Devin Tillis made Layup.
Justin Hohn made Layup.
Bent Leuchten missed Layup.
Ben Egbo made Layup. Assisted by Jurian Dixon.
Bent Leuchten made Layup.
Jurian Dixon made Layup.
Bent Leuchten missed Layup.
Jurian Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Hohn.
Justin Hohn made Layup.
Justin Hohn made Layup.
Devin Tillis made Jumper.
Jurian Dixon made Layup.
Justin Hohn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ofure Ujadughele.
Jurian Dixon made Layup. Assisted by Justin Hohn.
Justin Hohn made Layup.

UC IRVINE

SANTA BARBARA

TIME		UCI	UCSB
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by UC Irvine	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by UC Santa Barbara	0	0
19:36	Justin Hohn missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:33	Ariel Bland Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:12	Stephan Swenson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Pohto.	0	3
18:45	Devin Tillis missed Layup.	0	3
18:45	Ariel Bland Block.	0	3
18:41	Stephan Swenson Defensive Rebound.	0	3
18:30	Cole Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.	0	3
18:26	UC Santa Barbara Offensive Rebound.	0	3
18:26	Ariel Bland subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	0	3
18:26	Colin Smith subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	0	3
18:21	Foul on Justin Hohn.	0	3
18:21	Kenny Pohto made Free Throw.	0	4
18:21	Kenny Pohto made Free Throw.	0	5
17:51	Justin Hohn missed Three Point Jumper.	0	5
17:47	Jason Fontenet II Defensive Rebound.	0	5
17:35	Jason Fontenet II missed Three Point Jumper.	0	5
17:31	Myles Che Defensive Rebound.	0	5
17:27	Devin Tillis missed Layup.	0	5
17:23	Stephan Swenson Defensive Rebound.	0	5
17:12	Colin Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	0	5
17:08	Bent Leuchten Defensive Rebound.	0	5
16:53	Jurian Dixon missed Jumper.	0	5
16:50	Jurian Dixon Offensive Rebound.	0	5
16:49	Foul on Kenny Pohto.	0	5
16:49	Jurian Dixon made Free Throw.	1	5
16:49	Cole Anderson subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	1	5
16:49	Kenny Pohto subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	1	5
16:49	Deuce Turner subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	1	5
16:49	Evans Kipruto subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	1	5
16:49	Jurian Dixon made Free Throw.	2	5
16:19	Deuce Turner missed Three Point Jumper.	2	5
16:17	Bent Leuchten Defensive Rebound.	2	5
16:00	Bent Leuchten made Layup. Assisted by Justin Hohn.	4	5
15:34	Jason Fontenet II Turnover.	4	5
15:34	Myles Che Steal.	4	5
15:26	Myles Che missed Layup.	4	5
15:24	Jason Fontenet II Defensive Rebound.	4	5
15:19	Deuce Turner made Layup. Assisted by Jason Fontenet II.	4	7
14:48	Jurian Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.	4	7
14:46	Deuce Turner Defensive Rebound.	4	7
14:23	Colin Smith made Jumper.	4	9
14:01	Foul on Stephan Swenson.	4	9
14:01	Official TV Timeout	4	9
14:01	Colin Smith subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	4	9
14:01	Jason Fontenet II subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	4	9
14:01	Evans Kipruto subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	4	9
14:01	Cole Anderson subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	4	9
14:01	Max Murrell subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	4	9
14:01	Kenny Pohto subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	4	9
14:01	Justin Hohn subbing out for UC Irvine	4	9
14:01	Devin Tillis subbing out for UC Irvine	4	9
14:01	Jurian Dixon subbing out for UC Irvine	4	9
14:01	Torian Lee subbing in for UC Irvine	4	9
14:01	Ben Egbo subbing in for UC Irvine	4	9
14:01	Ofure Ujadughele subbing in for UC Irvine	4	9
14:01	Bent Leuchten made Free Throw.	5	9
14:01	Bent Leuchten made Free Throw.	6	9
14:01	Bent Leuchten subbing out for UC Irvine	6	9
14:01	Kyle Evans subbing in for UC Irvine	6	9
13:47	Kenny Pohto made Layup. Assisted by Max Murrell.	6	11
13:31	Foul on Max Murrell.	6	11
13:31	Deuce Turner subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	6	11
13:31	Stephan Swenson subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	6	11
13:31	Jason Fontenet II subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	6	11
13:31	Zion Sensley subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	6	11
13:29	Myles Che Turnover.	6	11
13:17	Max Murrell missed Three Point Jumper.	6	11
13:13	Torian Lee Defensive Rebound.	6	11
13:02	Myles Che Turnover.	6	11
13:02	Kenny Pohto Steal.	6	11
12:57	Jason Fontenet II missed Three Point Jumper.	6	11
12:53	Kyle Evans Defensive Rebound.	6	11
12:44	Torian Lee missed Three Point Jumper.	6	11
12:41	Ofure Ujadughele Offensive Rebound.	6	11
12:25	Ofure Ujadughele missed Jumper.	6	11
12:25	Myles Che missed Jumper.	6	11
12:25	Max Murrell Block.	6	11
12:25	Myles Che Offensive Rebound.	6	11
12:22	Zion Sensley Defensive Rebound.	6	11
12:10	Kenny Pohto Turnover.	6	11
12:10	Ofure Ujadughele Steal.	6	11
11:48	Torian Lee made Jumper.	8	11
11:31	Zion Sensley missed Three Point Jumper.	8	11
11:27	Kyle Evans Defensive Rebound.	8	11
11:17	Myles Che missed Jumper.	8	11
11:13	Kenny Pohto Defensive Rebound.	8	11
11:02	Max Murrell made Layup.	8	13
10:35	Ofure Ujadughele missed Jumper.	8	13
10:31	UC Irvine Offensive Rebound.	8	13
10:31	Official TV Timeout	8	13
10:31	Cole Anderson subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	8	13
10:31	Max Murrell subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	8	13
10:31	Zion Sensley subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	8	13
10:31	Deuce Turner subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	8	13
10:31	Colin Smith subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	8	13
10:31	Stephan Swenson subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	8	13
10:31	Torian Lee subbing out for UC Irvine	8	13
10:31	Ben Egbo subbing out for UC Irvine	8	13
10:31	Ofure Ujadughele subbing out for UC Irvine	8	13
10:31	Kyle Evans subbing out for UC Irvine	8	13
10:31	Myles Che subbing out for UC Irvine	8	13
10:31	Justin Hohn subbing in for UC Irvine	8	13
10:31	Berk Can Akin subbing in for UC Irvine	8	13
10:31	Devin Tillis subbing in for UC Irvine	8	13
10:31	Bent Leuchten subbing in for UC Irvine	8	13
10:31	Jurian Dixon subbing in for UC Irvine	8	13
10:16	Foul on Colin Smith.	8	13
10:16	Jason Fontenet II subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	8	13
10:16	Cole Anderson subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	8	13
10:08	Justin Hohn Turnover.	8	13
9:52	Colin Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephan Swenson.	8	16
9:34	Jurian Dixon made Jumper.	10	16
9:06	Deuce Turner made Jumper.	10	18
8:56	Devin Tillis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Hohn.	13	18
8:37	Stephan Swenson Turnover.	13	18
8:37	Stephan Swenson subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	13	18
8:37	Jason Fontenet II subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	13	18
8:24	Bent Leuchten made Layup. Assisted by Justin Hohn.	15	18
7:52	Colin Smith missed Jumper.	15	18
7:48	Berk Can Akin Defensive Rebound.	15	18
7:25	Justin Hohn missed Three Point Jumper.	15	18
7:21	Kenny Pohto Defensive Rebound.	15	18
7:17	Jason Fontenet II missed Layup.	15	18
7:15	Jason Fontenet II Offensive Rebound.	15	18
7:14	Deuce Turner made Three Point Jumper.	15	21
6:58	Bent Leuchten missed Three Point Jumper.	15	21
6:55	Cole Anderson Defensive Rebound.	15	21
6:46	Deuce Turner made Layup.	15	23
6:46	Official TV Timeout	15	23
6:46	Cole Anderson subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	15	23
6:46	Colin Smith subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	15	23
6:46	Kenny Pohto subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	15	23
6:46	Max Murrell subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	15	23
6:46	Evans Kipruto subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	15	23
6:46	Stephan Swenson subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	15	23
6:46	Berk Can Akin subbing out for UC Irvine	15	23
6:46	Myles Che subbing in for UC Irvine	15	23
6:20	Justin Hohn missed Three Point Jumper.	15	23
6:16	Stephan Swenson Defensive Rebound.	15	23
5:56	Deuce Turner missed Three Point Jumper.	15	23
5:54	Max Murrell Offensive Rebound.	15	23
5:53	Stephan Swenson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Murrell.	15	26
5:48	UC Irvine Timeout	15	26
5:48	Deuce Turner subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	15	26
5:48	Evans Kipruto subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	15	26
5:48	Cole Anderson subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	15	26
5:48	Kenny Pohto subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	15	26
5:43	Justin Hohn Turnover.	15	26
5:43	Stephan Swenson Steal.	15	26
5:39	Stephan Swenson made Layup.	15	28
5:22	Jurian Dixon missed Jumper.	15	28
5:18	Stephan Swenson Defensive Rebound.	15	28
5:11	Stephan Swenson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Murrell.	15	31
4:49	Devin Tillis made Layup.	17	31
4:38	Jason Fontenet II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephan Swenson.	17	34
4:19	Justin Hohn missed Jumper.	17	34
4:16	Devin Tillis Offensive Rebound.	17	34
4:15	Devin Tillis made Layup.	19	34
4:13	Max Murrell subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	19	34
4:13	Colin Smith subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	19	34
4:13	Justin Hohn subbing out for UC Irvine	19	34
4:13	Devin Tillis subbing out for UC Irvine	19	34
4:13	Bent Leuchten subbing out for UC Irvine	19	34
4:13	Jurian Dixon subbing out for UC Irvine	19	34
4:13	Torian Lee subbing in for UC Irvine	19	34
4:13	Ben Egbo subbing in for UC Irvine	19	34
4:13	Ofure Ujadughele subbing in for UC Irvine	19	34
4:13	Kyle Evans subbing in for UC Irvine	19	34
3:59	Kenny Pohto Turnover.	19	34
3:59	Stephan Swenson subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	19	34
3:59	Deuce Turner subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	19	34
3:51	Foul on Colin Smith.	19	34
3:50	Official TV Timeout	19	34
3:50	Colin Smith subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	19	34
3:50	Jason Fontenet II subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	19	34
3:50	Max Murrell subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	19	34
3:50	Stephan Swenson subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	19	34
3:31	Foul on Stephan Swenson.	19	34
3:31	Ofure Ujadughele made Free Throw.	20	34
3:31	Stephan Swenson subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	20	34
3:31	Jason Fontenet II subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	20	34
3:31	Ofure Ujadughele made Free Throw.	21	34
3:10	Kenny Pohto Turnover.	21	34
3:02	Ofure Ujadughele Turnover.	21	34
2:48	Foul on Myles Che.	21	34
2:42	Kenny Pohto Turnover.	21	34
2:42	Kyle Evans Steal.	21	34
2:36	Kyle Evans made Layup. Assisted by Myles Che.	23	34
2:16	Max Murrell missed Dunk.	23	34
2:11	Ben Egbo Defensive Rebound.	23	34
2:06	Myles Che made Jumper.	25	34
2:02	UC Santa Barbara Timeout	25	34
2:02	Deuce Turner subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	25	34
2:02	Max Murrell subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	25	34
2:02	Colin Smith subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	25	34
2:02	Stephan Swenson subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	25	34
2:02	Myles Che subbing out for UC Irvine	25	34
2:02	Justin Hohn subbing in for UC Irvine	25	34
1:40	Colin Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephan Swenson.	25	37
1:19	Justin Hohn missed Jumper.	25	37
1:19	Jason Fontenet II Block.	25	37
1:14	Stephan Swenson Defensive Rebound.	25	37
1:00	Kenny Pohto missed Jumper.	25	37
0:57	Kenny Pohto Offensive Rebound.	25	37
0:55	Kenny Pohto missed Layup.	25	37
0:53	Colin Smith Offensive Rebound.	25	37
0:53	Jason Fontenet II made Layup. Assisted by Colin Smith.	25	39
0:53	Foul on Kyle Evans.	25	39
0:53	Colin Smith subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	25	39
0:53	Kenny Pohto subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	25	39
0:53	Stephan Swenson subbing out for UC Santa Barbara	25	39
0:53	Deuce Turner subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	25	39
0:53	Evans Kipruto subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	25	39
0:53	Ariel Bland subbing in for UC Santa Barbara	25	39
0:53	Ben Egbo subbing out for UC Irvine	25	39
0:53	Ofure Ujadughele subbing out for UC Irvine	25	39
0:53	Kyle Evans subbing out for UC Irvine	25	39
0:53	Devin Tillis subbing in for UC Irvine	25	39
0:53	Bent Leuchten subbing in for UC Irvine	25	39
0:53	Jurian Dixon subbing in for UC Irvine	25	39
0:53	Jason Fontenet II made Free Throw.	25	40
0:49	Torian Lee made Jumper.	27	40
0:19	Deuce Turner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Fontenet II.	27	43
0:03	Devin Tillis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bent Leuchten.	30	43
0:00	End of 1st half	30	43

The Thunderdome

10:00 PM, March 8, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Santa Barbara, CA

Line: UCI -3.5

Over/Under: 140.5

Attendance: 2,903

Referees:
Matthew Rukasin
Mark Fulton
Jason Garretson

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
UC San Diego	18-2	-	28-4
UC Irvine	17-3	1	27-5
Cal State Northridge	14-6	4	22-9
UC Riverside	14-6	4	21-11
UC Santa Barbara	11-9	7	19-12
UC Davis	9-11	9	15-16
Cal Poly	8-12	10	14-18
Cal State Bakersfield	8-12	10	14-18
Hawai'i	7-13	11	15-16
Long Beach State	3-17	15	7-25
Cal State Fullerton	1-19	17	6-26

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Troy rolls to 79-60 victory over James Madison in Sun Belt Conference Tournament semifinal

— Tayton Conerway had 22 points, Jackson Fields scored 21 and Troy rolled to a 79-60 victory over James Madison on Sunday night in a Sun Belt Conference Tournament semifinal.

Incarnate Word tops Southeast Louisiana 71-67 in OT in 1st round of Southland Conference Tournament

— Jalin Anderson and Davion Bailey scored 20 points apiece and Incarnate Word held on to beat Southeast Louisiana 71-67 in overtime on Sunday night in the first round of the Southland Conference Tournament.

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