Friday, August 10
Seoul, South Korea
11:00 PM PT
UC Irvine
81
vs
72
Chinese Taipei
Anteaters Defeat Chinese Taipei, 81-72
August 11, 2018 | Men's Basketball
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SEOUL, South Korea โ The UC Irvine men's basketball team hung on to beat a university-selected team from Chinese Taipei, 81-72, in the fourth game of the 2018 Asia Pacific University Challenge, Saturday at the Jamsil Students' Gymnasium.
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UCI remains perfect in the tournament with a 4-0 record.
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Jonathan Galloway and Eyassu Worku both had double-doubles, scoring 18 points each while Galloway had a game-high 14 rebounds and Worku grabbed 11. Tommy Rutherford and Elston Jones also scored in double-digits with 14 and 10 points, respectively. Worku also dished out six assists and finished with five steals.
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"We came out really strong from the start," said Eyassu Worku. "I think in the middle of the game we let up a little bit and Chinese Taipei was able to come back and make it close. At the end of the day, we came together as a team and got the win. It was our fourth-straight road game, but we were still able to come out and get a win."
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The Anteaters jumped out to a quick start and led 14-2 with 5:40 left in the first quarter before Chinese Taipei clawed back to make it 21-15 after the first quarter.
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The game remained close as UCI held on to a one-point, 37-36 advantage at the half. Rutherford finished with seven points in the second quarter.
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The 'Eaters pulled ahead in the third quarter leading, 62-54, before Chinese Taipei came within six points, 68-62, with 5:31 left in the fourth quarter. Galloway had seven points in the fourth quarter as UCI secured the 81-72 victory.
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UCI will play its final game of the tournament against Russia Sunday, August 12 at 11:00 p.m. local time (1:30 A.m. PT).
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For updates during the trip, fans can follow along on Twitter (@UCImbb), Instagram (@UCIathletics) and Facebook (UC Irvine Men's Basketball). Games will also be streamed live atย https://tv.naver.com/l/schedule.
SEOUL, South Korea โ The UC Irvine men's basketball team hung on to beat a university-selected team from Chinese Taipei, 81-72, in the fourth game of the 2018 Asia Pacific University Challenge, Saturday at the Jamsil Students' Gymnasium.
ย
UCI remains perfect in the tournament with a 4-0 record.
ย
Jonathan Galloway and Eyassu Worku both had double-doubles, scoring 18 points each while Galloway had a game-high 14 rebounds and Worku grabbed 11. Tommy Rutherford and Elston Jones also scored in double-digits with 14 and 10 points, respectively. Worku also dished out six assists and finished with five steals.
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"We came out really strong from the start," said Eyassu Worku. "I think in the middle of the game we let up a little bit and Chinese Taipei was able to come back and make it close. At the end of the day, we came together as a team and got the win. It was our fourth-straight road game, but we were still able to come out and get a win."
ย
The Anteaters jumped out to a quick start and led 14-2 with 5:40 left in the first quarter before Chinese Taipei clawed back to make it 21-15 after the first quarter.
ย
The game remained close as UCI held on to a one-point, 37-36 advantage at the half. Rutherford finished with seven points in the second quarter.
ย
The 'Eaters pulled ahead in the third quarter leading, 62-54, before Chinese Taipei came within six points, 68-62, with 5:31 left in the fourth quarter. Galloway had seven points in the fourth quarter as UCI secured the 81-72 victory.
ย
UCI will play its final game of the tournament against Russia Sunday, August 12 at 11:00 p.m. local time (1:30 A.m. PT).
ย
For updates during the trip, fans can follow along on Twitter (@UCImbb), Instagram (@UCIathletics) and Facebook (UC Irvine Men's Basketball). Games will also be streamed live atย https://tv.naver.com/l/schedule.
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