The Anteaters (24-8 overall, 17-3 Big West) had already clinched the regular-season title and the No. 1 seed for the conference tournament, and their 81-71 win keeps the Titans out of the eight-team field. UCI plays in a semifinal next Friday at 6 p.m.
DJ Brewton and Tory San Antonio score 20 points apiece and the Titans shoot 12 for 27 from 3-point range in a 68-50 victory over the struggling Mustangs.
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Brewton scores a career-high 30 points to go with eight rebounds and six assists and the Titans whittle a 19-point second-half deficit to four with 1:10 left, but they can’t avoid their fifth consecutive defeat, 76-69.