Harvard vs. UC Irvine
Tuesday, Dec. 20 | 7:00 p.m. PT
Bren Events Center | Irvine, Calif.
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UC Irvine will complete their non-conference slate at home inside the Bren Events Center on Tuesday Dec. 20 with a 7 p.m. start.

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TROUBLE IN NORCAL
The Anteaters, who led for a majority of the game, were troubled in the second half by a red hot three-point shooting Santa Clara team. The Broncos would hit four consecutive trey's to tie the contest at 61 before nailing four more to ensure their fate.
 
HISTORY VERSUS THE IVY LEAGUE
UC Irvine has only played against four of the eight Ivy institutions (Columbia, Harvard, Penn, and Princeton). The Crimson is the 'Eaters most common opponent and UCI holds the 4-2 advantage over the league.
 
CAREER MILESTONE WATCH FOR COACH
Russ Turner earned his 249th career win at South Dakota and is just one victory away from hitting the 250 win mark. Out of 365 active head coaches in Division I, there are only 100 who have hit this career milestone.
 
IN STATE BEASTS
According to College Basketball Reference, UCI sits in the top seven schools who have the most points per game scored by in state players (49.7 ppg). The other teams are UNI, Youngstown State, Georgia State, Eastern Michigan, Northern Colorado,  and TCU.
 
ALL ABOUT THE ROTATION
The 'Eaters, who are a strong scoring team and ranked top-60 in the country in scoring offense, receive a lot of momentum from the second and third rotations. UCI is ranked 14th nationally in bench points per game (32.82).
 
LIFE IN THE FAST LANE
UC Irvine finds themselves among the best in another specialty statistical category, landing 46th in the nation in fast break points. The Anteaters join UC Davis and Long Beach State who are also top-50 nationally.
 
THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE
DJ Davis, who went a perfect 3-3 at the free throw line in Santa Clara, has now made 12 consecutive from the stripe. Davis had made 18 straight earlier this season and is 13th in the nation is free throw percentage (0.909)

600 POINTS
DJ Davis surpassed the career marker at Santa Clara with his first made free throw of the contest. Teammate and fellow junior Dawson Baker  hit the same career mark back against Fresno State. Pierre Crockrell II is not far behind needing 20 more points to reach this feat.
 
DOUBLE DIGIT SCORING STAR
After his performance at Santa Clara, Dawson Baker sets a new streak of six consecutive games scoring in double figures. Baker has recorded 10 double digit scoring games this season and has posted 32 in his career thus far.
 
LONE COMPANY BEHIND THE ARC
DJ Davis is the lone Anteater to score a three-pointer in every game this season extending his streak to 14 consecutive contests. Davis sits 24th in the country in three-point percentage.
 
NET WORTH
The first NET ranking of the season was released on Monday Dec. 5. The 'Eaters are the highest ranked and only Big West team within the top-100 sitting at 69 with UC Santa Barbara locking in the second position at 114.
 
LEADING THE BIG WEST
Several Anteaters sit in the top ten of the Big West individual statistical rankings: scoring (5th--Davis), field goal percentage (2nd-Baker), three-point field goal percentage (1st–Davis), three-point field goals per game (1st—Davis), free throw percentage (1st—Davis), assists (2nd–Crockrell II), assist-TO ratio (2nd–Crockrell II), and blocks (8th—Keeler).
 
NATIONAL STATISTICS 12.19.22
UC Irvine is ranked top-50 nationally in the following categories: scoring margin (39) rebounds per game (30), rebound margin (10), assist per game (37), and three-point field goal percentage (5).

ABOUT THE CRIMSON
> Harvard has started the season 7-4 coming off of a loss against Howard in Cambridge
> The Crimson were tabbed to finish fourth in the Ivy League preseason media poll and received one first place vote
> Harvard finished sixth in the Ivy League with an overall record of 13-13, 5-9 in conference play
> Chris Ledlum is Harvard's scoring leader, recording 18.9 points a game on 81-151 shooting and has scored in double figures in 10 of his 11 appearances
> Ledlum also leads the team in rebounds with an average of 7.6 over the Crimson's 11 games
> First year Chisom Okpara has made an immediate impact for the Crimson, being named the Blue Ribbon Preseason Ivy League Rookie of the Year while tabbed for back-to-back Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors (Nov. 14 and Nov. 21)
> Chris Ledlum earned Blue Ribbon Preason All-Ivy League recognition, named the Ivy League Player of the Week (Nov. 21), and was listed to the Ivy League Honor Roll (Nov. 14, Nov. 28, Dec. 5, Dec. 19)
> Captain Sam Silverstein was awarded the Asheville Championship All-Tournament Team accolade after averaging 13.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 66.7 percent from the field, 60.0 percent from 3-point distance, and 1.000 percent from the foul line over the two games