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Myles Che has a career night as UC Irvine crushes UC Davis

March 7, 2025

DAVIS — Myles Che scored a career-high 31 points as the UC Irvine men’s basketball team rolled to an 88-59 victory over UC Davis in its penultimate game of the regular season on Thursday night.

Che shot 10 for 11 from the field, including 3 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 8 for 9 at the free-throw line. He is the first Anteater to score at least 30 in a game since Dawson Baker had 33 in a Feb. 23, 2023 loss to UC San Diego.

UCI (26-5 overall, 16-3 Big West), which had already clinched a top-two seed for the Big West Tournament, took control early against the Aggies and cruised to its fourth consecutive win. Despite playing without starting guard Justin Hohn, the Anteaters shot a sizzling 62.1% from the floor (18 for 29) in the first half, going 5 for 9 from 3-point range on their way to a 47-25 halftime lead.

Devin Tillis finished with 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting and seven rebounds, and Bent Leuchten had his fourth consecutive double-double (13 points, 12 rebounds) for UCI, which was never truly threatened in the second half. Jurian Dixon added 12 points and Torian Lee scored nine.

“Really pleased to come on the road and compete at the level we did tonight, and we did it without Justin Hohn,” said UCI coach Russell Turner, who said he was being cautious with Hohn and expects him to play in Saturday’s season finale. “I thought all of our guys were focused without him and in support of him. We knew the importance of this game and we really defended our level. We took great care of the basketball and made a bunch of shots early that stretched out a lead that we were able to maintain throughout the game.

“I thought Devin Tillis and Bent Leuchten were outstanding early. That entirely dictated the game. Myles Che had an incredible performance with 31 points on only 11 shots.”

Tillis had three points and an assist during a 7-0 run that gave UCI at 19-7 lead midway through the first half. Che had seven points during a stretch of about two minutes, the last of them on a strong three-point play for a 32-14 lead with five minutes left.

After the under-four media timeout, Dixon hit back-to-back 3-pointers and a baseline floater for a 43-20 lead with 2:19 left, and the rout was well underway.

UCI finished the night at 58.8% from the field (30 for 51) and went 20 for 23 at the free-throw line (87%), while holding the Aggies (15-15, 9-10) to 35.2% from the field and outrebounding them 36-24.

T.Y. Johnson had 24 points to lead UC Davis. Connor Sevilla added nine points and Pablo Tamba had eight.

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UC San Diego – 27-4, 17-2

UC Irvine – 26-5, 16-3

CS Northridge – 21-9, 13-6

UC Riverside – 20-11, 13-6

UC Santa Barbara – 19-11, 11-8

UC Davis – 15-15, 9-10

CS Bakersfield – 14-18, 8-12

Hawaii – 15-15, 7-12

Cal Poly (SLO) – 13-18, 7-12

Long Beach State – 7-24, 3-16

CS Fullerton – 6-25, 1-18

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