The race for the Big West Conference regular-season championship got a lot more interesting after Wednesday’s results.
Most notable, UC Irvine defeated UC Santa Barbara, 70-59, to create a tie for first place. Both UCI and UCSB are 11-3 with six games remaining.
The race is far from decided, as the top seven teams in the standings are separated by just three games.
UC Riverside is in third place at 10-5, and Hawai’i is in fourth at 9-5. Cal State Fullerton and Long Beach State are tied for fifth at 9-6, and UC Davis is in seventh place at 8-6.