THE UC IRVINE ANTEATERS ARE LOCATED IN IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, PLAY IN THE BIG WEST CONFERENCE IN NCAA DI AND ARE COACHED BY RUSSELL TURNER. THE ANTEATERS WON THEIR SEASON OPENER AGAINST THE CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY PANTHERS WHO ARE LOCATED IN ORANGE, CALIFORNIA, PLAY IN THE SCIAC IN NCAA DIII AND ARE COACHED BY MIKE BOKOSKY BY A SCORE OF 96-50.

KEY STATS FOR THE PANTHERS

THE PANTHERS SCORED 50 POINTS, GRABBED 29 REBOUNDS, DISHED OUT 8 ASSISTS, HAD 6 STEALS, BLOCKED 3 SHOTS AND MADE 4 THREES WHILE SHOOTING 29.6% FROM THE FIELD, 23.5% FROM DEEP AND 82.4% FROM THE FREE THROW LINE. CRUZ BILLINGS (12) AND NATHAN WILLIAMS (10) LED THE PANTHERS IN POINTS. NATHAN WILLIAMS (7) AND JACK HEBERLE (5) LED THE PANTHERS IN REBOUNDS. BLAKELY STOUGHTON (2) LED THE PANTHERS IN ASSISTS AND (4) IN STEALS. BLAKELY STOUGHTON (1) JACK HEBERLE (1) AND DANIEL FOLDES (1) LED THE PANTHERS IN BLOCKS. NATHAN WILLIAMS (2) JACK HEBERLE (1) AND CRUZ BILLINGS (1) LED THE PANTHERS IN MADE THREES.

KEY STATS FOR THE ANTEATERS

THE ANTEATERS SCORED 96 POINTS, GRABBED 49 REBOUNDS, DISHED OUT 26 ASSISTS, HAD 16 STEALS, BLOCKED 10 SHOTS AND MADE 8 THREES WHILE SHOOTING 54.2% FROM THE FIELD, 50% FROM DEEP AND 55.6% FROM THE FREE THROW LINE. DAWSON BAKER (14) DEVIN TILLIS (14) JUSTIN HOHN (12) DJ DAVIS (10) AND JC BUTLER (10) LED THE ANTEATERS IN POINTS. OFURE UJADUGHELE (7) ELI CHOL (6) BENT LEUCHTEN (5) ANDRE HENRY (5) AND CHAZZ HUTCHISON (5) LED THE ANTEATERS IN REBOUNDS. PIERRE CROCKRELL II (6) JUSTIN HOHN (4) AND ANDRE HENRY (3) LED THE ANTEATERS IN ASSISTS. OFURE UJADUGHELE (3) AND CHAZZ HUTCHISON (3) LED THE ANTEATERS IN STEALS. ELI CHOL (4) BENT LEUCHTEN (2) AND DEAN KEELER (2) LED THE ANTEATERS IN BLOCKS. JUSTIN HOHN (2) DJ DAVIS (2) DEVIN TILLIS (2) AND JC BUTLER (2) LED THE ANTEATERS IN MADE THREES.