Game Date:
02/28/2016
12:00am EST
Lines:
UC Irvine -8.5
UC Davis +8.5
Total:
Over
125 (-101)
Under 125 (-115)
Community Picks: Cal Irvine 0% vs UC Davis 0%
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DAVIS, Calif. (AP) -- Luke Nelson hit two free throws with 2.1 seconds left and UC Irvine escaped with a 62-61 win over UC Davis on Saturday night. Continue to Article
February 28, 2016 2:18:am EST
The most improbable victory of the college basketball season this year occurred at the start of a Jan. 14 game between Long Beach State and UC Irvine. Five-foot-8 guard Justin Bibbins won the opening tip-off against the tallest player in college basketball, 7-foot-6 center Mamadou Ndiaye. @JeffEisenberg Here's @jbibbs21 winning the first tip this season. pic.twitter.com/Y9eGBnQwhN — LBSU Mens Basketball (@LBSUhoops) February 25, 2016 Since Long Beach State doesn't have a player taller than 6-foot-8, coach Dan Monson figured there was no point in having one of his forwards vie for the ball against Ndiaye. Instead Monson chose to send his fastest guard into the circle and try to win possession another way. Monson instructed Bibbins not to try to jump at all. Bibbins instead darted to the spot he expected Ndiaye to try to tip the ball and batted it backward toward one of his teammates, giving the 49ers possession to open the game. The rematch of this season's most fun tip-off occurred Thursday night in Irvine, and once again Bibbins got the call to go up against Ndiaye. The result was more predictable this time as N'Diaye easily tipped the ball backwards to a teammate. Mamadou vs. Justin now stands at 1 and 1. #BlackAndBlue underway. pic.twitter.com/O2kviCJTvu — LBSU Mens Basketball (@LBSUhoops) February 25, 2016 The tip-off between two men of such differing heights is not the only historic jump ball in which Ndiaye has participated this season. Back in November, Ndiaye squared off against Central Florida's 7-foot-6 center Tacko Fall in perhaps the tallest tip-off in basketball history. Bibbins and Ndiaye may be all even in jump balls, but UC Irvine has bragging rights in the win-loss column. The Anteaters (21-8, 10-3) have swept both games from the 49ers (15-13, 9-4) to remain entrenched in second place in the Big West behind first-place Hawaii. - - - - - - - Jeff Eisenberg is the editor of The Dagger on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at daggerblog@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @JeffEisenberg Continue to Article
February 25, 2016 5:05:pm EST
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) -- Gabe Vincent scored 21 points and made off with four steals as UC Santa Barbara cruised to a 62-55 win over UC Davis to post its first two-game win streak of the season Saturday night. Continue to Article
February 21, 2016 12:14:am EST
DAVIS, Calif. (AP) -- Gabe Levin scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Long Beach State held on for 57-48 win over UC Davis on Saturday night for its fifth-straight victory. Continue to Article
February 13, 2016 11:01:pm EST
DAVIS, Calif. (AP) -- Michael Bryson scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead UC Santa Barbara to a 72-66 win over UC Davis on Thursday night. Continue to Article
February 12, 2016 12:16:am EST