SOUTHLAND

UC Irvine 88, Cal State Fullerton 71--The Anteaters took their turn at beating the Titans, who have lost 10 consecutive games.

The victory enabled Irvine (13-13, 6-9) to position itself for a berth in the Big West Conference tournament. It needs to defeat North Texas Saturday to secure a spot.

Fullerton’s losing steak is the third-longest in school history and has left players grumbling about support for the program.

“This school doesn’t have anything to offer high-quality players,” said forward Ike Harmon, who scored 28 points before an announced crowd of 812 at Titan Gym. “I’ve averaged more points this year than we have fans. I try to pump up the school to other players, but the school doesn’t pump itself up. If they are not on the comp list, they don’t come [to the games]. I don’t want to go out like this.”

The victory snapped Irvine’s seven-game losing streak to Fullerton (8-18, 3-12).