IRVINE, Calif. – After a 24 day break from Big West action, UC Irvine secured a 68-49 win over Cal Poly Friday afternoon at the Bren Events Center.

The win marked UCI's fifth-straight, a streak that dates back to mid-December. The Anteaters also remain a perfect 6-0 at home and 3-0 in conference play. UCI improves to 7-4 overall.

Cal Poly falls to 0-5 in the Big West and 2-9 on the season.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Collin Welp led the 'Eaters with 15 points on 5-11 shooting overall including a perfect 5-5 from the free throw line. Welp also dished out three assists and grabbed three steals
> JC Butler tied a career and season high 14 points including two three-pointers made. He grabbed three steals
> Brad Greene also finished in double-digits with 12 points. He added a game-high eight rebounds and two blocked shots
> Overall, UCI shot 40.7 percent (22-54) from the floor and held Cal Poly to just 37.5 percent (18-48) shooting from the field
> The 'Eaters got 22 points off of 20 Mustang mishaps and outscored the visitors 28-18 in paint points
>  UCI controlled the boards with a 41-27 advantage

FIRST HALF
>UCI went on a 10-0 run which included two three-pointers by Butler and baskets by Welp and Austin Johnson, 17-11 (10:32)
>A seven minute scoreless drought for the Mustangs was stopped by a three-pointer by Keith Smith at 9:32, 17-14
>The Anteaters responded with a 15-3 run to open a 32-17 lead at 5:07
>UCI would led 36-20 at the half 

SECOND HALF
>A 7-2 run by the Mustangs closed the gap to 46-36 at 13:56
>UCI had a 6-2 run of their own, which included four points by Welp to help regain control, 52-38 at 12:25
>Jeron Artest knocked down a three-pointer to start a string of seven unanswered points, bringing the UCI lead to 59-40 with 8:17 remaining
>Cal Poly made a late 6-1 run to get to 60-46 at 3:41, but UCI out-scored CP 8-3 to close out the game, 68-49 

QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH RUSSELL TURNER
"I thought that every one of the guys that we had available tonight came in tonight and impacted the game in a positive way. I thought that we were well-prepared and played with purpose on both ends. I thought we were dominant defensively."

NOTES: UCI remains first in the Big West Conference standings … UCI won its seventh-straight game against the Mustangs … UCI opened the conference season 3-0 for the second straight year … 49 points is the fewest points UCI has allowed an opponent to score this season

UP NEXT
> UCI looks to complete the series sweep against Cal Poly tomorrow at 4 p.m. at the Bren Events Center