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Big West Conference Tournament - Recap - UC Irvine Defeats Long Beach State 75-67

UC Irvine got 17 points from Robert Cartwright as they ran past Long Beach State 75-67 on Friday at Honda Center.

UC Irvine won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the -9.0-point spread.

Max Hazzard had 14 points for UC Irvine and Evan Leonard chipped in with 13 points. Jonathan Galloway had 2 assists for them, while Elston Jones was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 7 boards.

Long Beach State got a 21-point performance from Deishuan Booker, who was supported by 12 points from Bryan Alberts. Deishuan Booker had 3 assists in a losing cause for Long Beach State, while Temidayo Yussuf grabbed 8 rebounds.

UC Irvine was losing at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

UC Irvine won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 33-26.