UC San Diego vs UC Irvine — College Basketball, Feb 21, 2026

UC San Diego beat UC Irvine 71–69 at UC Irvine on Feb 21, 2026.

FinalSat, Feb 21Conference game

UC San Diego Tritons

21-11 · 9-6 on the road

71

UC Irvine Anteaters

21-11 · 12-6 at home

69

RecapPropsStatsHead to head

Line score◷History

Team	1st	2nd	Final
UCSD	36	35	71
UCI	29	40	69

Top performersiEach team's three leading scorers in this game, with rebounds and assists. The full box score is below.◷History

UC San Diego Tritons

• Hudson MayesG

  17 pts · 8 reb · 4 ast
  8-16 FG

  1-3 3PT
• Alex ChaikinG

  15 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
  5-10 FG

  3-6 3PT
• Tom BeattieG

  11 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
  4-10 FG

  1-4 3PT

UC Irvine Anteaters

• Jurian DixonG

  22 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
  9-18 FG

  4-6 3PT
• Andre HenryG

  15 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
  6-12 FG

  3-5 3PT
• Kyle EvansF

  12 pts · 12 reb · 4 ast · 3 blk · Double-double
  6-12 FG

  0-1 3PT

Box score◷History

every player+

UCSD	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Tom Beattie	32	11	4	4	0	0	2	4-10	1-4	2-2	—
Leo Beath	32	7	4	1	3	1	0	2-7	1-4	2-2	—
Hudson Mayes	30	17	8	4	1	1	0	8-16	1-3	0-0	—
Alex Chaikin	29	15	2	1	1	0	1	5-10	3-6	2-3	—
Bol Dengdit	29	7	7	5	0	0	1	2-7	2-4	1-2	—
Jaden Vance	24	10	5	0	1	3	1	3-4	2-2	2-2	—
Aidan Burke	13	0	0	1	0	0	2	0-2	0-2	0-0	—
Dimitrije Vukicevic	11	4	0	3	0	0	1	2-3	0-0	0-0	—
Totals		71	30	19	6	5	8	26-59	10-25	9-11

UCI	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kyle Evans	36	12	12	4	0	3	2	6-12	0-1	0-0	—
Jurian Dixon	34	22	3	4	2	0	2	9-18	4-6	0-0	—
Derin Saran	30	5	5	3	1	0	1	2-8	1-4	0-0	—
Tama Isaac	22	2	1	1	1	0	0	0-5	0-2	2-2	—
Akiva McBirney-Griffin	13	4	2	0	0	0	1	1-2	0-0	2-2	—
Harrison Carrington	27	6	7	2	0	0	0	3-7	0-0	0-1	—
Andre Henry	24	15	1	2	1	0	0	6-12	3-5	0-0	—
Jovan Jester Jr.	10	2	4	2	0	0	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	—
Nes Emeneke	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	0-1	0-0	1-2	—
Totals		69	35	18	5	5	8	28-67	8-18	5-7

Starters first, then by minutes. +/- is the team's point margin while he was on the floor.

Team statsiTeam stats: green marks the better side; a longer bar is a bigger number, not always a better one.◷History

UCSDUCI

44.1%

Field goals?Made-attempted: away 26-59, home 28-67.

41.8%

40.0%

Three-pointers?Made-attempted: away 10-25, home 8-18.

44.4%

81.8%

Free throws?Made-attempted: away 9-11, home 5-7.

71.4%

36

Rebounds

36

11

Offensive rebounds

14

19

Assists

18

9

Turnovers?Fewer is better.

8

6

Steals

5

5

Blocks

5

26

Points in the paint

36

9

Fast-break points

8

10

Fouls?Fewer is better.

14

This game's box score totals; green marks the better side (fewer turnovers and fouls are better).

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Going into the game · matchup numbers, form, rest+

Offense vs defense: the four factorsiEach offense's league rank against the defense it faces in shooting, turnovers, rebounding and free throws; longer = better.◷History

ranks betterranks worseStronger72+ places apartleague middleLonger bar = better rank of 361 (#1 = best)

UCSD offensevsUCI defense

UCSD offense ranks better in 0 of 4 matchups · UCI defense in 4 (4 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

52.6%

#119

45.4%

Stronger#6

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

14.7%

#193

15.8%

Stronger#95

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

26.1%

#315

31.5%

Stronger#229

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

21.6%

#302

19.0%

Stronger#18

UCI offensevsUCSD defense

UCI offense ranks better in 0 of 4 matchups · UCSD defense in 4 (4 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

49.7%

#253

48.4%

Stronger#48

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

15.6%

#260

14.8%

Stronger#157

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

31.1%

#157

27.0%

Stronger#40

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

24.9%

#203

21.0%

Stronger#47

Season box-score numbers; ranks of 361 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.

Key numbers and mismatchesiHeadline ratings, then the biggest mismatches between one team's offense and the other's defense.◷History

UCSDUCI

+5.8 87thNet rating?Points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions76th +7.2

107.7 209thOffensive rating?Points scored per 100 possessions272nd 104.9

102.0 34thDefensive rating?Points allowed per 100 possessions (rank 1 = allows least)9th 97.8

69.1 122ndPace?Possessions per game (rank 1 = fastest)48th 70.8

Expected pace: about 70 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 361 teams, 1st = best.

Where one side has the better of it

No pairing is lopsided: each unit meets one ranked within a few spots of it.

ContextiEach team's last ten days going into this game (filled = home, outline = road; travel distance is not tracked)◷History

last 10 days

TFSSMTWTFGame

UCSD

UCD

UCR

UCI

6 days rest

TFSSMTWTFGame

UCI

CP

CSUF

LBSU

UCSD

1 day rest

homeroadday offthis gameFrom the schedule; travel distance is not tracked.

UCSD · last 10

21-11 · 6 days rest

• Feb 14 vs UCRW 72–66
• Feb 12 vs UCDW 68–51
• Feb 7 @ HAWL 67–72
• Feb 5 vs LBSUW 77–74
• Jan 31 @ CSUNL 64–81
• Jan 29 vs UCSBL 48–62
• Jan 24 vs UCIL 59–61
• Jan 22 @ UCDW 80–74
• Jan 17 @ CSUBW 83–62
• Jan 15 vs CSUNL 79–84

5-5 in these

UCI · last 10

21-11 · 1 day rest

• Feb 19 @ LBSUW 69–58
• Feb 14 vs CSUFW 86–65
• Feb 12 @ CPL 73–79
• Feb 7 @ UCSBL 79–84
• Feb 5 vs CSUBW 78–62
• Jan 29 vs HAWW 87–76
• Jan 24 @ UCSDW 61–59
• Jan 22 @ UCRW 80–66
• Jan 17 @ UCDL 72–75
• Jan 10 @ HAWL 66–67

6-4 in these

From box scores. Ratings are per 100 possessions (possessions estimated from box scores). Prop lines from DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM and Caesars; hit rates are past games against a number, not a forecast or a pick. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.