Monday, December 22
Riverside, CA
UC Riverside
83
vs
71
Saint Mary's
Photo by: Phil Ellsworth
UCR Wins Third in a Row, Defeating St. Mary's 83-71
12/22/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
It will be a Merry Christmas week for the UC Riverside Highlanders.
The Highlanders won their third straight game, defeating the visiting St. Mary's Gaels 83-71 in front of 1,384 fans at the Student Recreation Center Monday.
UCR moved to 3-4 on the season and St. Mary's fell to 6-5.
Sophomore forward Nate Carter had a season and game-high 21 points and a season-high eight rebounds and senior forward Kevin Butler added 19 points including 9-of-10 from the free throw line as UCR shot 54.0% (27-of-50) from the field on the evening. Junior forward Vili Morton had 15 points, including 7-of-8 from the free throw line, despite suffering a mild concussion when he was elbowed in the head in the second half.
Guard EJ Rowland led the Gaels with 18 points, Frederic Adjiwanou had a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds and Daniel Kickert added 10 points.
UCR owned a five-point lead at the intermission at 40-35, but quickly built the advantage to double figures, taking a 52-41 lead with 13:30 left on a jumper by Mark Peters. The lead stayed in the 11 to 14 point range through most of the second half, getting to a high of 17 at 78-61 on a free throw by Carter with 3:17 left.
The Highlanders got solid play from their bench. Senior guard Mark Peters had six points and three assists, sophomore Matt Benson had six, sophomore forward Klaus Schille had four points - a back-to-back layup and put-back dunk that pushed the Highlanders' lead to 14 at 11:41, two points from David Jobe and eight points from Ted Bell.
UCR was outrebounded 34-26, but forced the Gaels into 16 turnovers on the evening. The Highlanders shot 80.6% (25-of-31) from the free throw line, their second best percentage of the season. UCR's 31 free throw attempts and 25 makes were both season highs.
The Highlanders return to action on Monday, December 29th at Sacramento State. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. PST.
The Highlanders won their third straight game, defeating the visiting St. Mary's Gaels 83-71 in front of 1,384 fans at the Student Recreation Center Monday.
UCR moved to 3-4 on the season and St. Mary's fell to 6-5.
Sophomore forward Nate Carter had a season and game-high 21 points and a season-high eight rebounds and senior forward Kevin Butler added 19 points including 9-of-10 from the free throw line as UCR shot 54.0% (27-of-50) from the field on the evening. Junior forward Vili Morton had 15 points, including 7-of-8 from the free throw line, despite suffering a mild concussion when he was elbowed in the head in the second half.
Guard EJ Rowland led the Gaels with 18 points, Frederic Adjiwanou had a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds and Daniel Kickert added 10 points.
UCR owned a five-point lead at the intermission at 40-35, but quickly built the advantage to double figures, taking a 52-41 lead with 13:30 left on a jumper by Mark Peters. The lead stayed in the 11 to 14 point range through most of the second half, getting to a high of 17 at 78-61 on a free throw by Carter with 3:17 left.
The Highlanders got solid play from their bench. Senior guard Mark Peters had six points and three assists, sophomore Matt Benson had six, sophomore forward Klaus Schille had four points - a back-to-back layup and put-back dunk that pushed the Highlanders' lead to 14 at 11:41, two points from David Jobe and eight points from Ted Bell.
UCR was outrebounded 34-26, but forced the Gaels into 16 turnovers on the evening. The Highlanders shot 80.6% (25-of-31) from the free throw line, their second best percentage of the season. UCR's 31 free throw attempts and 25 makes were both season highs.
The Highlanders return to action on Monday, December 29th at Sacramento State. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. PST.
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