{"id":3514,"date":"2026-01-31T11:11:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T21:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warriorinsider.net\/?p=3514"},"modified":"2026-02-07T00:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T10:33:18","slug":"warriors-fall-short-at-uc-irvine-in-ot-87-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/warriorinsider.net\/index.php\/2026\/01\/31\/warriors-fall-short-at-uc-irvine-in-ot-87-76\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors fall short at UC Irvine in OT, 87-76"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hawai’i grad transfer center Isaac “Big Fish” Johnson, shown here in an earlier game this season, scored a team-high 17 points with three rebounds and two assists Thursday night in the Warriors’ loss at UC Irvine. (Chris Kadooka file photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

UC Irvine scored the first seven points of overtime Thursday night en route to an 87-76 victory over visiting Hawai’i in Big West Conference men’s basketball action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A crowd of 2,873 at the Bren Events Center watched Kyle Evans and Julian Dixon each score 19 points and record a double-double with 11 and 10 rebounds, respectively, as the Anteaters improved to 15-7 overall and 8-2 in league play, good for first place. Isaac “Big Fish” Johnson scored 17 points and Harry Rouhliadeff added 15 points and six boards for the Warriors, who fell to 15-5, 7-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After UCI ended the first half with a 9-0 run to lead 37-28 at the break, the Anteaters stretched it to 45-35 on Dixon’s jumper with 15:43 remaining in the second. But Johnson answered with a 3-pointer to ignite a 15-4 run capped by Rouhliadeff’s putback with seven minutes gone after the break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UH still led, 62-58, with 6:50 remaining after two free throws by Dre Bullock, but Dixon responded with a jumper by Dixon to start a 9-0 surge culminating in a free throw by Evans to put UC Irvine ahead, 69-62, with 2:49 left to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Warriors clawed back, however, and eventually tied it at 72-72 with three seconds remaining. Harrison Carrington missed a jumper at the buzzer, forcing overtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Anteaters then started overtime with seven straight points, capped by Andre Henry’s three-point play with 2:52 left. Rouhliadeff finally got Hawai’i on the board with a layup 14 seconds later to cut it to 79-74, but that was as close as the Warriors would get as UCI finished the game with a 6-0 run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big West Conference standings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UC Irvine 8-2
UC Santa Barbara 7-3
HAWAI’I 7-3<\/strong>
UC Davis 5-5
Cal State Northridge 5-5
Cal State Fullerton 5-5
UC San Diego 5-5
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 4-6
Long Beach State 4-6
UC Riverside 3-7
Cal State Bakersfield 2-8<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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