UC Irvine Anteaters
UC Irvine Anteaters
Welp scores 31 to lift UC Irvine past E. Michigan 77-56
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Dec. 1, 2019 12:35 a.m. ET
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Collin Welp had a career-high 31 points as UC Irvine easily defeated Eastern Michigan 77-56 on Saturday night.
Welp made 12 of 14 shots, including 7 of 9 on 3-pointers.
Eyassu Worku had 11 points for UC Irvine (5-4).
Boubacar Toure had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Eagles (6-1), whose six-game season-opening winning streak ended with the loss. Ty Groce added 10 points. Chris Barnes had 10 points.
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Yeikson Montero, who led the Eagles in scoring coming into the matchup with 12 points per game, had 5 points on 2-of-13 shooting.
UC Irvine takes on California Baptist at home next Saturday. Eastern Michigan takes on Valparaiso at home on Tuesday.
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