{"id":186026,"date":"2026-02-20T12:26:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/186026\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T12:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:26:13","slug":"evans-has-double-double-to-lead-uc-irvine-past-long-beach-state-69-58","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/186026\/","title":{"rendered":"Evans has double-double to lead UC Irvine past Long Beach State 69-58"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) Kyle Evans posted a double-double as UC Irvine<\/a> beat Long Beach State<\/a> 69-58 on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Evans scored 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting and contributed 11 rebounds and six blocks for the Anteaters (18-9, 11-4 Big West Conference). Derin Saran scored 13 points while going 6 of 8 from the field, and added four steals. Harrison Carrington also had 13 points and shot 4 of 5 from the field.<\/p>\n

Gavin Sykes finished with 16 points and three steals for the Beach (8-19, 4-11). Long Beach State also got 13 points, 10 rebounds and two steals from Petar Majstorovic. Shaquil Bender also had seven points. The loss is the eighth in a row for the Beach.<\/p>\n

The Anteaters broke an 18-18 deadlock with a 10-2 run starting at the 3:40 mark in the first half and never lost the lead.<\/p>\n

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n

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