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UC Irvine Defeats UC San Diego 60-52 - Recap
Bent Leuchten scored 23 points and chipped in with 13 rebounds for UC Irvine on Saturday, leading them to a 60-52 victory over UC San Diego at LionTree Arena.
UC Irvine was the ATS victor, as they covered the +5.5-point spread as an underdog.
Myles Che had 15 points for UC Irvine and Justin Hohn chipped in with 11 points. Justin Hohn had 4 assists for them, while Bent Leuchten was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 13 boards.
UC San Diego got a 17-point performance from Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones, who was supported by 11 points from Chris Howell. Chris Howell had 4 assists in a losing cause for UC San Diego, while Nordin Kapic grabbed 9 rebounds.
UC Irvine was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
The rebound battle favored UC Irvine as they grabbed 39 boards, while UC San Diego only had 32
UC Irvine looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Cal State-Fullerton. UC San Diego will aim to get back on the winning track at Long Beach State.