Photo Gallery: Anteaters Fans Watch The Big Game

UC Irvine staff members Heather Fessler and Emily Novick, from right, celebrate a basket just before the end of the first half as the Anteaters take on the Louisville Cardinals in a mens’ basketball NCAA tournament during a game-viewing party for fans at UC Irvine Newkirk Alumni Center on Friday. UC Irvine fell to Lousiville 57-55.  (Kevin Chang / Daily Pilot)

UC Irvine junior Mark Barcelona, left, and sophomore Dony Rivas, center, celebrate as the Anteaters take on the Louisville Cardinals in a mens’ basketball NCAA tournament during a game-viewing party for fans at UC Irvine Newkirk Alumni Center on Friday. UC Irvine fell to Lousiville 57-55.  (Kevin Chang / Daily Pilot)

Anteater fans watch the mens’ basketball team take on the Louisville Cardinals in a mens’ basketball NCAA tournament during a game-viewing party for fans at UC Irvine Newkirk Alumni Center on Friday. UC Irvine fell to Lousiville 57-55.  (Kevin Chang / Daily Pilot)

UC Irvine alumni and staff member Kim Ayala, left, jokes with fellow colleague Brittany Betancourt during a break in the game at UC Irvine Newkirk Alumni Center on Friday. UC Irvine fell to Lousiville 57-55 in the school’s first NCAA tournament appearance.  (Kevin Chang / Daily Pilot)

UC Irvine sophomore Dony Rivas, center, reacts to a play as the Anteaters take on the Louisville Cardinals in a mens’ basketball NCAA tournament during a game-viewing party for fans at UC Irvine Newkirk Alumni Center on Friday. UC Irvine fell to Lousiville 57-55.  (Kevin Chang / Daily Pilot)