UC Irvine defeats Long Beach State, 67-60
UC-Irvine’s Daman Starring, right, Chris McNealy and John Ryan, center in background, battle Long Beach State forward Dan Jennings, on floor, for a loose ball in the second half of the Big West Men’s Basketball Championship semifinals at the Honda Center in Anaheim Friday, March 15, 2013. UCI won, 67-60. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Anteaters advance to Big West conference final.
UC-Irvine guard Michael Wilder, right, drives to the hoop past Long Beach State forward Tony Freeland, left, and forward Dan Jennings in the second half of the Big West Men’s Basketball Championship semifinals at the Honda Center in Anaheim Friday, March 15, 2013. UCI won, 67-60. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Long Beach State forward Dan Jennings, left, defends UC-Irvine forward Will Davis II, as he goes for a second half basket during the Anteaters 67-60 win over Long Beach State in the Big West Men’s Basketball Championship semifinals at the Honda Center in Anaheim Friday, March 15, 2013. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
UC-Irvine guard Michael Wilder, left, battles Long Beach State guard Keala King, right, for control of the ball in the second half of the Big West Men’s Basketball Championship semifinals at the Honda Center in Anaheim Friday, March 15, 2013. UCI won, 67-60. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Long Beach State’s Dan Jennings, right back, and Mike Caffey, left, battle UC-Irvine’s Daman Starring, right, for a rebound in the first half of the Big West Men’s Basketball Championship semifinals at the Honda Center in Anaheim Friday, March 15, 2013. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
UC-Irvine forward/center Will Davis II, right, watches as guard Chris McNealy, center, drives to the hoop under pressure from Long Beach State guard Peter Pappageorge, left, and forward Dan Jennings in the second half of the Big West Men’s Basketball Championship semifinals at the Honda Center in Anaheim Friday, March 15, 2013. UCI won, 67-60. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
UC-Irvine guard Alex Young celebrates the Anteaters 67-60 win over Long Beach State in the Big West Men’s Basketball Championship semifinals at the Honda Center in Anaheim Friday, March 15, 2013. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
ANAHEIM, CA. --MARCH 15, 2013: UC-Irvine fans celebrate with center John Ryan, left, and forward/guard Michael Wilder, center, after the Anteaters 67-60 win over Long Beach State in the Big West Men’s Basketball Championship semifinals at the Honda Center in Anaheim Friday, March 15, 2013. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
