College Roundup: UC Irvine men’s basketball clinches Big West Conference regular-season title outright
LA TimesUC Irvine coach Russell Turner, shown instructing his players in a March 10, 2016 game, guided the Anteaters to their second straight Big West Conference regular-season title on Thursday. Evan Leonard finished with 22 points, helping the UC Irvine men’s basketball team clinch the Big West Conference regular-season title outright by beating Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 82-76 on the road Thursday. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Vanguard 88, Hope International 78: Vanessa Murphy had 27 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Lions in Thursday’s Golden State Athletic Conference game at home. 4 The Master’s University on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. UC Irvine 72, Hawaii 71: Sophia Locandro scored a career-high 34 points for the Anteaters in Thursday’s Big West Conference game at Bren Events Center.