By Canadian Press on January 8, 2026.
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Jurian Dixon scored 23 points as UC Irvine beat Long Beach State 74-64 on Thursday. Dixon also had three steals for the Anteaters (12-5, 5-0 Big West Conference). Kyle Evans scored 15 points and added six rebounds. Gavin Sykes led the Beach (5-11, 1-3) in scoring, finishing with 21 points. Petar Majstorovic added 15 points, eight rebounds and three steals for Long Beach State. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. The Associated Press 8