IRVINE -- Cal State LA's men's basketball team got 17 points from Isaiah Fields and seven blocked shots from Damarion Pouncil in a 94-58 exhibition loss to NCAA Division I UC Irvine Tuesday at the Bren Events Center.
Fields made 7-of-12 shots, including three of his four 3-point attempts, and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds. JJ Howard added nine points off the bench, while Esteban Mann finished with eight points and four rebounds.
Pouncil contributed four points and six rebounds to go along with his seven blocks. Jason Hart and Brycen Mathews scored six points apiece, and Jaden Haire added four points and five rebounds.
The Golden Eagles took an early 10-7 lead on a Hart 3-pointer before the Anteaters moved ahead. Cal State LA trailed 42-29 at halftime, and UC Irvine pulled away with 52 second-half points.
Cal State LA shot 31.7 percent from the field and made five 3-pointers. UC Irvine shot 50 percent and held a 55-31 rebounding advantage.
Jovan Jester Jr. led five Anteaters in double figures with 17 points.
The Golden Eagles open the regular season Nov. 9 at Westmont in Santa Barbara.
