IRVINE, Calif. (AP) -Eric Wise scored 21 points and Darren Moore had 16 points and nine rebounds as UC Irvine defeated Cal State-Bakersfield 76-63 Saturday night to earn a split in the teams' home-and-home series this week.
Michael Hunter added 15 points for the Anteaters (10-14), who lost at Bakersfield on Wednesday.
Donavan Bragg paced the Roadrunners (5-17) with 25 points and Stephon Carter added 12.
Irvine, which snapped a four-game losing streak, built a 33-22 halftime lead behind 11 points from Wise and 10 from Hunter.
A 3-pointer by Moore with 14:20 to play gave the Anteaters their largest lead, 48-28, and the Roadrunners couldn't get closer than 11 the rest of the way.
Irvine shot 44.8 percent from the field while Bakersfield shot 32.1 percent.
