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Recap - UC Irvine Defeats Long Beach State 70-60

UC Irvine grabbed a 70-60 win over Long Beach State on Saturday, behind a 19-point effort from Myles Che at Bren Events Center.

UC Irvine won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the -16.5-point spread.

UC Irvine got 14 points from Justin Hohn and another 13 points from Bent Leuchten. Devin Tillis contributed 5 assists, while Bent Leuchten cleaned the glass with 12 rebounds.

Long Beach State got 25 points from Devin Askew in a losing cause and another 10 points from Kam Martin. Jason Hart Jr. contributed 5 assists for them, while Austin Johnson had 9 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed UC Irvine were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.

UC Irvine won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 32-24.

UC Irvine heads into a battle against UC Davis. Long Beach State, meanwhile, will have their next action against UC San Diego.