IRVINE, Calif. – UC Irvine won its second Big West game in as many days over Cal Poly by a score of 67-44, Saturday afternoon in the Bren Events Center.

Winning its sixth-straight, UCI remains on top of the Big West standings with a perfect 4-0 conference record. The 'Eaters improve to 8-4 overall. Cal Poly (2-10) falls to 0-6 in the Big West.

The Anteaters also stay unbeaten at home with a 7-0 record in the Bren.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
> Collin Welp finished with a season-high 18 points, all of them coming in the second half, on 7-10 shooting overall. Welp's 18 points came in 18 minutes of action
> JC Butler set a new career-high scoring 15 points including a career best three three-pointers made. Butler also grabbed four steals, a career best
> Greene finished in double-figures with 12 points. Greene and Austin Johnson each finished with seven rebounds
> Justin Hohn dished out a team-high three assists and scored four points
> Cal Poly's Alimamy Koroma led his team with 10 points and seven boards
> For the second night in a row UCI controlled the boards, 38-31, and the paint, 28-8
> The 'Eaters shot 36.7 percent (22-60) from the floor overall and held the Mustangs to just 27.9 percent (12-43) overall. UCI went 5-12 (.417) from behind the arc and 18-21 (.857) from the free throw line

FIRST HALF
> UCI got off to a 6-1 lead after jumpers from Greene and Jeron Artest followed by two made free throws from Butler and one from Johnson
> Butler sunk a three pointer to make it 10-3 with 14:48 remaining
> The Mustangs used a 6-0 to come within one, 12-11, at 10:21
> A three from Cal Poly's Colby Rogers gave the visitors a 20-18 lead with 5:45 remaining
> UCI answered with a 6-0 run down the stretch to take a 28-23 lead into the locker rooms. Greene made a jumper and two free throws in that frame. He finished with 10 points and six rebounds

SECOND HALF
> Butler hit a three (19:26) to start a 15-0 run for the 'Eaters that gave them a double-digit lead they would not relinquish, 39-23 (16:59). Welp and Artest each hit a three in the run
> Welp scored five-straight points followed by a Hohn jumper to put UCI up, 46-24, with 14:39 remaining
> UCI used a 9-2 run to take a 63-35 lead with 7:40 to play. The run was capped by a three from Butler
> Cal Poly's Brantley Stevenson scored five-straight points to make it 63-40 with 6:06 to play
> Made free throws from Welp, Emmanuel Tshimanga and Dean Keeler down the stretch sealed the 67-44 win for UCI

QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH RUSSELL TURNER
"We were impressive as a team to start the second half. We have shown the ability to create momentum in games when things start to go well for us offensively. I thought our defense was really strong to start the second half which was the opposite of what happened yesterday for us. We showed some improvement tonight and I felt the commitment from my team and we really showed some purpose in the second half. We still have a long way to go to get to where I think we can be but I am pleased with getting a sweep and winning two games in two days."

Notes: Tonight marks the first time UCI is 4-0 in conference since 2017 … 44 is the fewest allowed by an opponent this season

UP NEXT
> The Anteaters will leave the state for the first time this season when they travel to Hawai'i for two conference games Jan. 29-30. Both games are set to start at 9 p.m. PT.