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The Anteaters (24-8 overall, 17-3 Big West) had already clinched the regular-season title and the No. 1 seed for the conference tournament, and their 81-71 win keeps the Titans out of the eight-team field. UCI plays in a semifinal next Friday at 6 p.m.
The Anteaters open a 13-point lead just four minutes into the game and roar to an 89-64 road win that moves them one game ahead of UC San Diego and guarantees them at least a top-two seed in the reformatted conference tournament.
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Led by Dylan Thoerner's 13 points, the UC Irvine Anteaters defeated the Long Beach State Beach 72-61.
The Anteaters turn in a dominant first half and hold LBSU 19 points below its season scoring average in a 72-61 road win to move back into a tie atop the Big West standings.