HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Bent Leuchten had 21 points in UC Irvine's 96-78 victory against Cal Poly on Friday in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals.
UC Irvine, the tournament's No. 2 seed, will face top-seeded UC San Diego in Saturday's championship game.
Leuchten added 10 rebounds for the Anteaters (28-5). Devin Tillis scored 17 points while going 7 of 10 from the field and added eight rebounds and six assists. Justin Hohn shot 5 for 9 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points.
Mac Riniker finished with 22 points and six rebounds for the Mustangs (16-19).