UC Irvine will take on UC Santa Barbara in the quarterfinal of the Hercules Tires Big West championship tournament in Las Vegas Nevada at the Dollar loan Center. This game will be available on ESPN plus and have a tip off time at 5:30 PM Eastern. UC Santa Barbara comes into this game with a record on the season of 16–10, and we are victorious in their last game against Hawaii by the score of 67–60. UC Santa Barbara has won their last five consecutive games.
UC Irvine comes into this game with a record on the season of 15–9, and have won three out of their last five games coming against Cal State Bakersfield, Long Beach State, and Hawaii by the score of 77–52. The two losses for UC Irvine came against Cal State Fullerton and Cal poly both coming on the road.
Colin Welp is the team leader for UC Irvine in points per game averaging 13.7 on the season with a field goal percentage of 42.6%, and a free-throw percentage of 86.2%. Colin is also the team leader for UC Irvine in rebounds per game averaging 6.5 on the season. Justin Hohn is the team leader for UC Irvine and minutes per game averaging 22.6 on the season.
Amadou Sow is the team leader for UC Santa Barbara in points per game averaging 15.8 on the season with a field goal percentage of 56.6%, and a free-throw percentage of 78.6%. He is also the team leader for UC Santa Barbara and rebounds per game averaging 8.2. AJ Mitchell is the team leader in minutes per game average and 31.8 on the season.
