Tuesday, August 18
New Taipei City
10:00 PM PDT
UC Irvine
81
vs
62
Malaysia
Photo by: Jake Hamlin
Men's Basketball Claims No. 1 Seed with 81-62 Win
August 19, 2026 | Men's Basketball
NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan – UC Irvine men's basketball improved to 5-0 in pool play and clinched the top seed in their pool with an 81-62 victory over Malaysia.
UCI led throughout taking a 39-26 lead into halftime. Josh Palmer led at the half with eight points joined by Bryce Goldman's seven as two of the 10 players to score points. Other halftime leaders included Parker Spees with five rebounds and Josiah Johnson with four assists.
The 'Eaters poured in 21 points in each of the final two quarters while shooting 46.9% as a team and dropping eight three-pointers for the 81-62 win.
Full Game Highlights
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
>Palmer came away with 16 points to lead all 'Eaters going 6-for-13 from the field, a team-high three steals, and five rebounds
>Josiah Johnson registered a double-double from 14 points and 10 assists
>luke Isaak made three three-points en route to 13 points
>Bryce Goldman added 11 points and five rebounds
>Parker Spees and Nes Emeneke topped the Anteaters in rebounds with seven each while Spees tacked on five rebounds
>Malaysia got nearly half of their 62 points from Steven Green finishing with 27 points on 7-for-13 shooting, four threes made, and a spotless 9-for-9 from the line in addition to four rebounds, two assists, and three steals
The pool play finale for UCI comes August 19 at 10:00 p.m. Pacific Time against Jordan. UCI's 5-0 record locks in the No. 1 seed in Group B and sends them to the Cross-Over Matches against Group A runner-up either Wonju DB New Generation from South Korea or Strong Group Athletics from the Philippines. The semifinal match will be Saturday, August 22 at 12:00 a.m. Pacific Time or 5:00 p.m. local time.
UCI led throughout taking a 39-26 lead into halftime. Josh Palmer led at the half with eight points joined by Bryce Goldman's seven as two of the 10 players to score points. Other halftime leaders included Parker Spees with five rebounds and Josiah Johnson with four assists.
The 'Eaters poured in 21 points in each of the final two quarters while shooting 46.9% as a team and dropping eight three-pointers for the 81-62 win.
Full Game Highlights
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
>Palmer came away with 16 points to lead all 'Eaters going 6-for-13 from the field, a team-high three steals, and five rebounds
>Josiah Johnson registered a double-double from 14 points and 10 assists
>luke Isaak made three three-points en route to 13 points
>Bryce Goldman added 11 points and five rebounds
>Parker Spees and Nes Emeneke topped the Anteaters in rebounds with seven each while Spees tacked on five rebounds
>Malaysia got nearly half of their 62 points from Steven Green finishing with 27 points on 7-for-13 shooting, four threes made, and a spotless 9-for-9 from the line in addition to four rebounds, two assists, and three steals
The pool play finale for UCI comes August 19 at 10:00 p.m. Pacific Time against Jordan. UCI's 5-0 record locks in the No. 1 seed in Group B and sends them to the Cross-Over Matches against Group A runner-up either Wonju DB New Generation from South Korea or Strong Group Athletics from the Philippines. The semifinal match will be Saturday, August 22 at 12:00 a.m. Pacific Time or 5:00 p.m. local time.
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