UC Irvine Anteaters vs. Cal State Northridge Matadors

FINAL

Feb 26, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
UCI	36	32	68
CSUN	24	43	67

Game Recap

UC Irvine defeats CSU Northridge 68-67. Derin Saran scored 13 points and his layup as time expired help carry UC Irvine to a 68-67 win over CSU Northridge on Thursday.

Player Stats

UC IRVINE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
14Kyle Evans	31	2-4	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	4	1	2	4
43Akiva McBirney-Griffin	7	0-1	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	1	1	0	2
6Tama Isaac	20	0-4	0-2	2-2	1	3	1	0	1	3	2
13Derin Saran	28	6-14	1-2	0-0	5	1	4	0	3	0	13
24Jurian Dixon	32	6-12	2-5	0-1	1	4	2	0	4	2	14
23Nes Emeneke	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
3Elijah Chol	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
2Harrison Carrington	26	5-7	0-0	1-2	5	1	3	1	1	2	11
9Jovan Jester Jr.	18	3-6	1-2	2-2	5	7	3	2	3	1	9
4Andre Henry	24	4-9	1-5	2-2	3	4	0	0	1	1	11
TOTAL	-	27-5846.6%	5-1631.3%	9-1181.8%	30	21	14	8	15	14	68

CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Mahmoud Fofana	32	2-3	0-0	2-4	4	2	3	4	1	3	6
5James Evans Jr.	27	3-13	1-6	0-0	4	1	1	0	0	3	7
4Josiah Davis	35	6-12	0-2	3-3	3	6	0	0	10	1	15
2Larry Hughes II	30	2-8	1-4	7-7	1	1	3	0	0	4	12
7Joshua O'Garro	35	8-18	1-5	0-0	10	0	3	1	5	1	17
1Davius Loury	2	0-1	0-1	1-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
21Grady Lewis	8	1-1	0-0	0-2	1	0	0	1	0	1	2
15Jai Chisolm	8	1-2	0-0	0-2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
23Jordan Brinson	23	2-3	1-1	0-0	7	0	0	0	0	0	5

TOTAL	-	25-6141.0%	4-1921.1%	13-2161.9%	31	10	10	6	17	13	67

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUCICSUN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Cal State Northridge.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by UC Irvine.
+3 (19:45) James Evans Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper.
03
+3 (19:24) Jurian Dixon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyle Evans assists).
33
(19:06) Larry Hughes II misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:04) Kyle Evans Defensive Rebound.
(18:43) Jurian Dixon bad pass turnover.
(18:43) Larry Hughes II Steal.
+2 (18:38) Josiah Davis makes driving layup.
35
(18:13) Jurian Dixon misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:08) Joshua O'Garro Defensive Rebound.
(18:07) Foul on Tama Isaac.
(17:55) Larry Hughes II misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(17:53) Derin Saran Defensive Rebound.
(17:49) Foul on Mahmoud Fofana.
(17:42) Akiva McBirney-Griffin bad pass turnover.
(17:42) Larry Hughes II Steal.
(17:37) Josiah Davis misses layup.
(17:37) Jovan Jester Jr. Block.
(17:34) Jovan Jester Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:30) Jurian Dixon makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Jovan Jester Jr. assists).
55
(17:17) Joshua O'Garro misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:15) Jovan Jester Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(17:12) Jovan Jester Jr. bad pass turnover.
(17:12) James Evans Jr. Steal.
(17:06) Josiah Davis misses layup.
(17:06) Akiva McBirney-Griffin Block.
(17:03) Joshua O'Garro Offensive Rebound.
(17:01) Foul on Jurian Dixon.
+1 (17:01) Larry Hughes II makes free throw 1 of 3.
56
+1 (17:01) Larry Hughes II makes free throw 2 of 3.
57
+1 (17:01) Larry Hughes II makes free throw 3 of 3.
58
(16:45) Jovan Jester Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:43) Kyle Evans Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:35) Jovan Jester Jr. makes driving layup (Jurian Dixon assists).
78
(16:24) James Evans Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:19) Joshua O'Garro Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:19) Joshua O'Garro makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
710
(16:00) Kyle Evans misses 14-foot jumper.
(15:58) UC Irvine Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:40) Derin Saran makes driving layup.
910
(15:24) Davius Loury misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:21) Derin Saran Defensive Rebound.
(14:51) Jovan Jester Jr. misses 10-foot jumper.
(14:51) UC Irvine Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:51) team shot clock turnover .
(14:35) Joshua O'Garro misses layup.
(14:30) Derin Saran Defensive Rebound.
(14:10) Jovan Jester Jr. bad pass turnover.
(13:50) Larry Hughes II misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(13:47) Derin Saran Defensive Rebound.
(13:47) Foul on Larry Hughes II.
(13:34) Derin Saran misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:29) Harrison Carrington Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:26) Harrison Carrington makes 6-foot floating jump shot.
1110
(13:06) Jai Chisolm bad pass turnover.
(13:06) Nes Emeneke Steal.
(13:02) Derin Saran bad pass turnover.
(12:48) Mahmoud Fofana traveling turnover.
(12:36) Derin Saran misses layup.
(12:36) Mahmoud Fofana Block.
(12:32) James Evans Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:30) James Evans Jr. makes driving layup.
1112
(12:16) Andre Henry misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(12:12) Mahmoud Fofana Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:03) James Evans Jr. makes 8-foot pullup jump shot.
1114
(11:36) Derin Saran misses 12-foot jumper.
(11:33) Jordan Brinson Defensive Rebound.
(11:27) James Evans Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:25) Andre Henry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:12) Harrison Carrington makes layup (Andre Henry assists).
1314
(10:57) Josiah Davis bad pass turnover.
(10:57) Derin Saran Steal.
(10:51) Derin Saran misses layup.
(10:51) UC Irvine Offensive Rebound.
(10:51) Foul on James Evans Jr..
(10:40) Tama Isaac misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(10:36) Elijah Chol Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:35) Jurian Dixon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tama Isaac assists).
1614
+2 (10:04) Josiah Davis makes driving layup (James Evans Jr. assists).
1616
+2 (9:49) Elijah Chol makes layup (Andre Henry assists).
1816
(9:33) Josiah Davis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:30) Kyle Evans Defensive Rebound.
(9:27) Foul on Larry Hughes II.
+2 (9:02) Kyle Evans makes layup (Jurian Dixon assists).
2016
(8:44) Joshua O'Garro misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(8:41) Elijah Chol Defensive Rebound.
(8:24) Tama Isaac misses driving layup.
(8:22) Jordan Brinson Defensive Rebound.
(8:17) Foul on Elijah Chol.
(8:17) Davius Loury misses free throw 1 of 3.
(8:17) Cal State Northridge Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:17) Davius Loury makes free throw 2 of 3.
2017
(8:17) Davius Loury misses free throw 3 of 3.
(8:16) Akiva McBirney-Griffin Defensive Rebound.
(8:10) Jurian Dixon misses dunk.
(8:10) Grady Lewis Block.
(8:09) Cal State Northridge Defensive Rebound.
(7:55) Joshua O'Garro bad pass turnover.
(7:55) Jovan Jester Jr. Steal.
+2 (7:53) Jurian Dixon makes 6-foot dunk (Jovan Jester Jr. assists).
2217
(7:30) Josiah Davis bad pass turnover.
(7:30) Jovan Jester Jr. Steal.
(7:27) Jurian Dixon misses layup.
(7:25) Joshua O'Garro Defensive Rebound.
(7:18) Foul on Tama Isaac.
(7:18) Jai Chisolm misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:18) Cal State Northridge Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:18) Jai Chisolm misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:16) Kyle Evans Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:48) Derin Saran makes 21-foot pullup jump shot.
2417
(6:33) Joshua O'Garro misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:30) Josiah Davis Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:26) Jai Chisolm makes layup (Josiah Davis assists).
2419
(5:58) Foul on Grady Lewis.
+1 (5:58) Akiva McBirney-Griffin makes free throw 1 of 2.
2519
+1 (5:58) Akiva McBirney-Griffin makes free throw 2 of 2.
2619
(5:48) Josiah Davis bad pass turnover.
+3 (5:36) Jovan Jester Jr. makes 28-foot three point jumper (Derin Saran assists).
2919
(5:21) Joshua O'Garro misses layup.
(5:18) Harrison Carrington Defensive Rebound.
(5:13) Jovan Jester Jr. misses layup.
(5:11) Jordan Brinson Defensive Rebound.
(5:06) Jordan Brinson misses layup.
(5:06) Harrison Carrington Block.
(4:57) Nes Emeneke Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:44) Derin Saran makes driving layup (Jurian Dixon assists).
3119
(4:44) Cal State Northridge Timeout.
+3 (4:35) Jordan Brinson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josiah Davis assists).
3122
+2 (4:07) Harrison Carrington makes driving layup (Jovan Jester Jr. assists).
3322
(3:46) Joshua O'Garro misses layup.
(3:44) James Evans Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(3:34) Joshua O'Garro misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:32) Andre Henry Defensive Rebound.
(3:04) Kyle Evans bad pass turnover.
(3:04) Joshua O'Garro Steal.
(3:01) Foul on Andre Henry.
(2:47) Foul on Kyle Evans.
+1 (2:47) Mahmoud Fofana makes free throw 1 of 2.
3323
+1 (2:47) Mahmoud Fofana makes free throw 2 of 2.
3324
(2:22) Jurian Dixon misses 32-foot three point jumper.
(2:18) Mahmoud Fofana Defensive Rebound.
(2:14) Josiah Davis bad pass turnover.
(2:14) Derin Saran Steal.
(2:08) Derin Saran misses layup.
(2:08) Mahmoud Fofana Block.
(2:06) Cal State Northridge Defensive Rebound.
(1:50) James Evans Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:49) Mahmoud Fofana Offensive Rebound.
(1:48) Josiah Davis bad pass turnover.
(1:48) Jurian Dixon Steal.
+3 (1:30) Andre Henry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jurian Dixon assists).
3624
(1:11) Larry Hughes II misses driving layup.
(1:09) James Evans Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(1:07) Josiah Davis bad pass turnover.
(1:07) Derin Saran Steal.
(0:47) Derin Saran bad pass turnover.
(0:36) James Evans Jr. misses layup.
(0:32) Andre Henry Defensive Rebound.
(0:05) Harrison Carrington bad pass turnover.
(0:05) Joshua O'Garro Steal.
(0:01) Joshua O'Garro bad pass turnover.
(0:01) Harrison Carrington Steal.

2nd half

Team Stats

UCI

CSUN

68Points67

27-58(46.6%)Field Goal(%)25-61(41.0%)

5-16(31.3%)3-Point(%)4-19(21.1%)

9-11(81.8%)Free Throw(%)13-21(61.9%)

33(8)Rebounds(Offensive)37(15)

21Assists10

14Steals10

8Blocks6

18Turnovers17

14(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

12Largest Lead3

Game Details

Thursday, February 26, 2026 · 10:00 PM

Premier America Credit Union Arena · Northridge, CA

attendance: 1,487 (59.5%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: CSUN -1.5

over/under: 153.5