Cal State Northridge Matadors vs UC Irvine Anteaters, Big West Championship Semifinal

College Basketball

CSU Northridge

20-14

78-93

Final

UC Irvine

23-10

Lee's Family Forum

Lead tracker

CSUN leadsBiggest lead CSUN 0, UCI 18

UCI leads

Team	1H	2H	T
CSUN	37	41	78
UCI	49	44	93

Who won: UC Irvine 93-78

The UC Irvine Anteaters beat the Cal State Northridge Matadors 93-78 in Big West Championship Semifinal on Friday, March 13, 2026 at Lee's Family Forum. The UC Irvine outscored the CSU Northridge 49-37 in the 1st half. Derin Saran led the UC Irvine in points (23). Josiah Davis led the CSU Northridge in points (26).

CSUN

UCI

Player of the game

Derin Saran

UCI · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL

8.6

Players	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	GmSc
Kyle EvansF7.9	32	15	5-6	0-0	5-5	8	0	0	0	1	2	6	1	16.3
Akiva McBirney-GriffinF4.9	12	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-0.1
Tama IsaacG6.2	26	9	2-6	1-4	4-4	1	3	2	0	1	0	1	0	6.7
Derin SaranG8.6	32	23	9-18	3-7	2-2	9	5	4	4	0	3	6	1	21
Jurian DixonG7.9	30	18	7-14	3-7	1-2	5	7	1	0	0	2	3	1	16.4
Bench
Elijah CholF5.6	16	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	1	3	2	3.2
Harrison CarringtonF5.7	8	5	2-2	0-0	1-2	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	3.5
Nes EmenekeC5.7	8	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	2	4	2	1	3.7
Tishan AhirG	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jovan Jester Jr.G6.3	12	9	4-8	1-2	0-3	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	6.5
Ben EgboG	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andre HenryG6.2	24	12	3-8	2-5	4-4	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	6.5

Cal State Northridge Matadors vs UC Irvine Anteaters, Big West Championship Semifinal

Lead tracker

Who won: UC Irvine 93-78

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