IRVINE, Calif. (AP) - Michael Wilder scored 10 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and hit two key free throws for UC Irvine with 3 seconds left to seal the deal in a 72-69 victory over Big West conference leader Long Beach State on Saturday night.
Alex Young hit two free throws to put the Anteaters up 70-66 with 19 seconds left but Mike Caffey of Long Beach State answered with a 3-pointer, cutting UC Irvine's lead to one with 4 seconds left, making it 70-69. Keala King fouled Wilder on the inbounds pass and he calmly knocked both down to give UC Irvine (17-13, 10-6 Big West) the win.
Caffey finished with 23 points on five 3-pointers to lead Long Beach State (17-11, 13-3).
Will Davis II had 12 points, five rebounds and eight blocked shots for the Anteaters, breaking Terrance O'Kelley's record of seven blocks he set against Nevada on Jan. 10, 1994.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Long Beach State (17-11) | 22 | 47 | 69 |
| California Irvine (17-13) « | 33 | 39 | 72 |
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| Long Beach State 49ers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Jennings, F | 32 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| T. Freeland, F | 29 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| M. Caffey, G | 39 | 8-12 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| J. Ennis, G | 38 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| K. King, G | 37 | 6-14 | 2-2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| P. Pappageorge | 19 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| K. Gulley | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| K. Richardson | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28-63 | 6-12 | 33 | 12 | 19 | 69 | |
| 44.4% | 50% | ||||||
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| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Wilder, F | 33 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| A. Folker, F | 25 | 7-12 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| W. Davis II, C | 37 | 4-8 | 4-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| D. Starring, G | 31 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| D. Flowers, G | 13 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Young | 29 | 2-7 | 4-6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| C. McNealy | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| T. Souza | 15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Totals | 26-57 | 15-18 | 38 | 15 | 14 | 72 | |
| 45.6% | 83.3% | ||||||
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