No. 1 UCI, No. 3 CSF Set To Square Off For Tourney Title 3/15/2019 5:11:43 PM Share: Record Win Sends UCI to Big West Championship Gam3 Robert Cartwright's 16 second half points helped lift UC Irvine over Long Beach State, 75-67, in the Big West Tournament semifinals Friday evening at the Honda Center. UCI will appear in its eighth tournament final, including its third consecutive championship appearance. The Anteaters are the first Big West team, current or former, to win 29 games in a season since national runner-up UNLV went 34-1 in 1990-91. UCI set a new school record 29 wins improving its season record to 29-5. COMPLETE RECAP BOX SCORE PHOTOS Titans Headed To Championship Game WIth 64-58 Win Over Gauchos Cal State Fullerton men's basketball came back to beat UC Santa Barbara 64-58 in the Big West Tournament to earn a trip to the final for the second straight year. The Titans trailed by 10 with 11:38 but held the Gauchos to zero made field goals in the final 7:07 of the game. Fullerton will face the UC Irvine Anteaters, the reigning Big West Champions, on Saturday at 9 p.m. PT on ESPN2 with a trip to the NCAA Tournament on the line. The Titans beat the Anteaters in the 2018 Big West Tournament Final. COMPLETE RECAP BOX SCORE PHOTOS Related Stories 12.09.25 The Big West Men’s Basketball Notebook: Non-Conference Action Returns After Successful Bold Week 12.08.25 Career-High Effort Nets UC Santa Barbara’s Aidan Mahaney Player of the Week Honor 12.03.25 The Big West Men’s Basketball Notebook: Conference Play Begins with Bold Week 12.01.25 UC San Diego’s Leo Beath Claims Player of the Week Accolade After MVP Performance in Florida Related Videos Now Playing: Play Video