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Big West Conference Tournament - Recap - UC Irvine Defeats Cal State-Bakersfield 75-51
The battle between UC Irvine and Cal State-Bakersfield didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Cal State-Bakersfield was handed a 75-51 defeat on Thursday at Dollar Loan Center.
UC Irvine won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -12.5-point spread as favorites.
JC Butler had 13 points for UC Irvine and Devin Tillis chipped in with 10 points. Dawson Baker had 3 assists for them, while Dean Keeler was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 7 boards.
Cal State-Bakersfield got 14 points from Antavion Collum in a losing cause and another 14 points from Travis Henson. Dalph Panopio contributed 4 assists for them, while Antavion Collum had 8 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed UC Irvine were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.
UC Irvine had a 39-29 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.