UC Irvine 74, Pacific 59
2/14/2008 11:17 PM
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IRVINE, Calif. (AP) -Patrick Sanders scored 25 points and Darren Fells added 23 points with 11 rebounds to lead UC Irvine to a 74-59 victory on Thursday over conference leading Pacific.
The victory gave coach Pat Douglass his 164th victory as the Anteaters coach, passing Bill Mulligan for the most in school history.
Irvine opened the game making four of its first five shots, led by Sanders, who scored 13 points in the half.
Irvine (11-13, 6-5) had a six-point lead at halftime, but missed its first six shots to open the second half. The Tigers (17-7, 8-3) got as close as two points when Casey Neimeyer hit a jumper with 16:10 left. The Anteaters got to the free throw line enough to go on a 7-0 run to pull away.
Steffan Johnson scored 17 points and Chad Troyer added 14 to lead Pacific.
With the victory, Irvine avenged a 59-53 loss to Pacific on Jan. 19 in Stockton.
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