IRVINE, Calif. – UC Irvine had 12 different players score at least two points in a 72-48 victory over Cal Poly at the Bren Events Center Saturday.

Redshirt sophomore Justin Hohn led the Anteaters, tying his career-high with 13 points, 11 coming in the first half. The guard went 5-7 from the floor, including a three-pointer and 2-2 from the line. He also had three rebounds and an assist in just under 18 minutes of action.

The Anteaters won their second straight game and improved to 6-1 at home this season. UCI (8-7, 3-3) shot 50.9 percent (27-53) from the field and held the Mustangs to just 38.6 % (17-44). Cal Poly didn't help themselves, going 9-20 from the free throw line.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
>Forward Collin Welp scored eight of his 10 points in the second half. The senior had four rebounds and two assists
>JC Butler was perfect from the floor (4-4) and the line (1-1) to total nine points
>Isaiah Lee knocked down two three-pointers and was 3-4 from the floor for eight points. The guard also recorded four rebounds
>Center Emmanuel Tshimanga grabbed a team-best 6 rebounds
>Bent Leuchten (7), Andre Henry (5), Dawson Baker (5), Ofure Ujadughele (4), DJ Davis (4),  Hunter Ruck (3), Austin Johnson (2), Langston Redfield (2) all contributed points for the Anteaters
>Cal Poly (5-13, 1-5) were led by Trevon Taylor with 13 points and seven rebounds. Julien Franklin added 11 points in the loss

FIRST HALF
>Both teams started slowly with UCI taking control on a 9-0 run which included an Ofure Ujadughele driving layup down the paint (12:40), Isaiah Lee three-pointer (11:04), Dawson Baker jumper (9:52) and DJ Davis free throws from a flagrant foul, 15-6 at 9:32
>Following a Cal Poly basket, UCI would score five more on a Davis layup (8:50) and three-pointer by Justin Hohn (8:13), 22-8
>Cal Poly would rally on five straight points to cut the lead to 22-14 at 5:57
>Bent Leuchten hit a turnaround and was fouled, making the freebie to stop the Mustang streak at 5:30 and started a 7-0 run that was capped by a JC Butler driving layup, 29-14 (3:25)
>Cal Poly closed out the half with two free throws, 31-19

SECOND HALF
>Cal Poly drained a three-pointer up top before Austin Johnson slammed the ball home (17:45) and Collin Welp found Hohn cutting to the hoop, 35-22 (17:06)
>The Mustangs out-scored UCI 9-2 to cut the UCI lead to six (37-31) at 13:45
>The Anteaters answered, exploding with an 11-0 spurt  with a rebound put-back (13:15) and a layup and free throw from Butler (12:45), Ujadughele driving layup (12:18), Andre Henry driving layup (11:43) and a Welp hook at 10:54 to break open a 48-31 lead
>Welp would hit a jumper and four free throws to help UCI to a 57-37 lead at 5:55
>The Mustangs could only get as close as 17 the rest of the way
 
UCI HEAD COACH RUSSELL TURNER
"I thought we were ready tonight. It's not easy to be ready throughout the season, but we were ready tonight and that's a reflection of the guy's commitment. We know we haven't played particularly well for a stretch here, but we are going to work to get back to what we've got in this team. This team is competitive, can defend at a high level. Tonight, I thought we were exceptionally unselfish, maybe too unselfish at times. We made some important plays at the rim tonight."

"You can see Justin's (Hohn) talent, its undeniable when you watch him play and he's getting better there is no question. He is controlling the ball and controlling the game like a great point guard is asked to do."

"We need to talk about Isaiah Lee and the combination of Isaiah and Justin in that position can be really outstanding. Everyone focuses on the offensive performance of those guys, but we shut down Camren Pierce, the most critical guy to shut down on Cal Poly's team."

GUARD JUSTIN HOHN ON KEY TO HIS CAREER-HIGH PERFORMANCE  
"Trusting my guys. When your coaching staff and teammates have confidence in you it's hard to screw that up. I'm just trying to play the game the way I know how."

NOTES
>It is the second consecutive Saturday Hohn has scored a career-best 13 points
>UCI's 72 points are the fourth most this season
>Austin Johnson added two blocks to his league-leading total, 38
>UCI committed a season-high 24 fouls

UP NEXT
>UCI hits the road for the next two, beginning at UC Santa Barbara Thursday (Feb. 3) for a 7:00 p.m. game at the Thunderdome.