College Roundup: UC Irvine men’s basketball rally falls short against Harvard
![UC Irvine guard Eyassu Worku, shown playing against Colorado on Nov. 18, led the Anteaters with 21 points in Saturday's loss at Harvard.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/36e945f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5472x3648+0+0/resize/1200x800!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4b%2Fa2%2F960f2e3b476fb59aa93f060481da%2Fapphoto-uc-irvine-colorado-basketball2.jpg)
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Senior guard Eyassu Worku had 21 points for the UC Irvine men’s basketball team in a 77-73 nonconference loss at Harvard on Saturday.
Collin Welp added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Anteaters (8-8), for his third career double-double. Evan Leonard and Tommy Rutherford each scored 14 points.
UC Irvine cut a 19-point second-half deficit down to two points before falling short.
The Anteaters return to action when they host Hawaii in their Big West Conference opener Jan. 11 at 7 p.m.
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