Tuesday, August 18
New Taipei City
2:00 AM PST
UC Irvine
81
vs
57
Chinese Taipei
Photo by: Jake Hamlin
'Eaters Rally for 81-57 Win over Chinese Taipei White
August 18, 2026 | Men's Basketball
NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan – UC Irvine men's basketball was back on the court at Xinzhuang Gymnasium Tuesday earning another win over Chinese Taipei White, 81-57.
The Anteaters trailed after one quarter after Chinese Taipei White went up 14-9 following an 8-0 run, and scored the final five points of the corner for a 21-15 lead. UCI fell behind by as many as 26-19 before storming back with a 20-0 run in the second quarter to enter the half ahead, 44-34, and they never looked back for an 81-57 victory.
Full Game Highlights
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
>Josiah Johnson led the team in scoring contributing in each quarter and making six field goals including two from beyond the arc
>Harrison Carrington reached double figures again including a team-high six points in the 29-point second quarter
>Olivier Rioux reached double figures for the first time this tournament scoring 10 along with nine rebounds and two blocks
>UCI shot 40.3% from the field including seven made threes
>Chinese Taipei White saw scoring from Kuo-Hao Kao and Yu-Wei Chang each making four shots from the field
The win puts UC Irvine at 4-0 in pool play setting up their next matchup as a potential group-winning game if they can defeat Malaysia. Tip-off is 10:00 p.m. PST on August 18 with one more pool play match on August 19.
The Anteaters trailed after one quarter after Chinese Taipei White went up 14-9 following an 8-0 run, and scored the final five points of the corner for a 21-15 lead. UCI fell behind by as many as 26-19 before storming back with a 20-0 run in the second quarter to enter the half ahead, 44-34, and they never looked back for an 81-57 victory.
Full Game Highlights
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
>Josiah Johnson led the team in scoring contributing in each quarter and making six field goals including two from beyond the arc
>Harrison Carrington reached double figures again including a team-high six points in the 29-point second quarter
>Olivier Rioux reached double figures for the first time this tournament scoring 10 along with nine rebounds and two blocks
>UCI shot 40.3% from the field including seven made threes
>Chinese Taipei White saw scoring from Kuo-Hao Kao and Yu-Wei Chang each making four shots from the field
The win puts UC Irvine at 4-0 in pool play setting up their next matchup as a potential group-winning game if they can defeat Malaysia. Tip-off is 10:00 p.m. PST on August 18 with one more pool play match on August 19.
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