Big West Conference Tournament Opening Round: No. 5 UC-Irvine shot 58.8 percent from the field en route to an easy 77-63 win against No. 8 Long Beach State. Senior center Darren Fells led UC-Irvine with 19 points and seven rebounds. The Anteaters will play No. 4 Pacific Thursday.
No. 7 UC-Riverside beat No. 6 Cal Poly 62-54 to earn a quarterfinals match up with No. 3 Cal State Fullerton. Senior guard Larry Cunningham scored 23 points to lead the Highlanders, who held the Mustangs to 28.8 percent shooting from the field. [3/12/08]
