UC Irvine pulls away from CSUN for 2-0 start to Big West play

IRVINE — The UC Irvine men’s basketball team got what it was looking for before going on a 13-day break, a second Big West Conference victory.
The Anteaters overcame a slow start and a halftime deficit against Cal State Northridge before emerging with an 85-71 victory on Saturday night at the Bren Events Center.
UCI (7-4 overall, 2-0 Big West) was coming off a 73-60 win against visiting UC Riverside in its conference opener on Thursday night.
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