NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – UC Irvine earned a dominating 87-64 win over CSUN Saturday night, clinching at least a share of the Big West regular-season championship.

UCI needs one more win to clinch the Big West regular-season title outright. The Anteaters improve to 19-10 on the season, winning their fourth-straight game, and 11-2 in the Big West.

Evan Leonard hit a career-high six three pointers, going 6-7 from long range to finish with a team-high 18 points. He dished out four assists and a steal.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Joining Leonard in double-digits, were John Edgar Jr. (14 points), Brad Greene (13), Collin Welp (13) and Tommy Rutherford (12). Isaiah Lee matched a career-high 9 points on 3-3 shooting from beyond the arc
> Greene tallied his seventh double-double of the season after finishing with a game-high 11 rebounds. He also swatted three blocks
> Eyassu Worku dished out a team-high nine assists
> UCI tied a season-best 14 three's made on 22 attempts matching a season-high 63.6 percent shooting from long range. The 'Eaters shot 55.4 percent (.554) from the floor overall
> CSUN's Elijah Harkless finished with a game-high 21 points. UCI held the Matadors to just 40.7 percent (24-59) shooting from the floor

First Half
> A 7-0 run for UCI gave the 'Eaters an 11-4 lead at the first media break (16:07). Greene had six points in that stretch
> CSUN responded with a 6-2 run that brought the Matadors within three, 18-15, with 12:08 remaining
> The Matadors would knot the game, 25-25, after a Harkless three-pointer at 8:08
> The 'Eaters used a 14-4 run to break open the lead, 42-29, with 3:24 to play. Austin Johnson capped the run with a jumper
> CSUN came within seven, 42-35, with 1:49 remaining but Leonard hit a three at :48 to send UCI into the locker rooms with a double-digit, 45-35, lead

Second Half
> Leonard hit three-straight 3-pointers to push UCI's lead to 23, 63-40, with 14:17 remaining
> A Greene layup started an 8-0 run that put the 'Eaters up by 30, 79-49, with 6:53 to play
> An Edgar Jr. layup at 4:21 gave UCI its largest lead of the game, 85-53
> Austin Johnson capped UCI's dominating performance with a one-handed dunk in the final thirty seconds to make it 87-64 at the final buzzer

Up Next
> UCI travels to Cal Poly for an ESPNU game Thursday, Feb. 27 at 8 p.m. PT

Notes:
>UCI clinched at least a share of the regular-season crown for the fifth time in seven years and second-straight season
>The Anteaters need one more win to clinch the regular season title outright and earn the No. 1 seed at the Big West Tournament
> UCI's senior class of Tommy Rutherford, Evan Leonard, Eyassu Worku, John Edgar Jr. and Brad Greene have never lost a game to CSUN
> The Anteaters won their 11th-straight game against Matadors
> Four games is UCI's longest winning streak of the season