Both the UCLA Bruins and the UC Irvine Anteaters have been on the road playing in tournaments during this Thanksgiving week. UCLA is 4-1 overall, with their only loss coming from Creighton in the Hall of Fame Classic. The Anteaters have had a tougher start to the season, recently losing three in a row to Kansas State, Arizona State, and Rider University in the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational. They finally won their last game of the invitational against Northern Arizona University on Friday.
Last year, Irvine settled for a trip to the NIT after winning the Big West Conference and losing to UC Davis in the Big West tournament, but this year’s tournament is wide open.