UC Irvine Cruises to Big West Title Game

UC Irvine secured a victory over CSUN in the Big West Basketball Championships semifinal, winning 93-78. The Anteaters, led by Derin Sarans 23 points and 9 rebounds, improved to 23-10 and advanced to their third title game in six years. They dominated the rebounds (44-26) and free-throw shooting, while CSUN struggled at the line and on the boards. UCI now heads to their eleventh championship appearance, facing the winner of the Hawaii or Cal State Fullerton game on Saturday at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: [email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/9636a194ef1cf6c8