Thursday, January 4
Riverside, CA
UC Riverside
49
vs
62
Pacific
UCR Falls to UOP, 62-49
1/4/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The University of the Pacific Tigers used a second-half scoring surge to propel them to a 62-49 win over the host UC Riverside Highlanders in a Big West Conference game in front of 1,183 fans at the Student Recreation Center in Riverside Thursday.
The Highlanders are now 3-12, 0-3 in the Big West. UOP improves to 5-9, 2-0.
Anthony Brown led the Tigers with his fourth double-double of the season of 18 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, and Steffan Johnson had 15 points, including four three pointers. Anthony Esparza had 10 points.
UCR was led by junior guard Larry Cunningham's 13 points, while sophomore guard Chris Johnson had 11 before leaving midway through the second half with cramps. Freshman forward Henrik Thomsen had 10 points for UCR.
The Tigers used an extended zone in the second half that effectively nullified UCR's outside shooting game. UCR shot 34.0% overall (18-of-53), including 18.2% (2-of-11) from the three-point line in the second half and 20.0% (5-of-25) overall. The Tigers shot 53.3% (24-of-45) from the field and a season-high 64.7% (11-of-17) in the second half.
The Highlanders trailed by just four at 48-44 with 6:45 left, but the Tigers caught a break when Johnson hit a three and UCR's Charles Jim-George was hit for a foul away from the ball. The Tigers scored on the next possession and the lead ballooned to nine. UCR got back to within six at 55-49, but Reggie Vezia's trey and four straight free throws in the last 39 seconds ballooned the lead to final margin to 13.
The first half was fast paced, with the Tigers taking a 30-26 lead into the intermission. Both teams played clean basketball, with no fouls being called over the first 11:52 and just four in the half. In addition, the teams combined for just nine turnovers, four for UOP and five for UCR. Cunningham led the highlanders with 12 points, while Brown had eight points and eight rebounds for the Tigers.
After trailing by seven at 16-9 with 9:42 left, the Highlanders went on a 9-2 run to tie the score at 18-18 with 5:51 left. But the Tigers answered with an 8-0 run with of their own to build the lead to 26-18. The Highlanders cut the lead to four at the buzzer as Cunningham drained a three from the corner in the final seconds.
The Highlanders are now 3-12, 0-3 in the Big West. UOP improves to 5-9, 2-0.
Anthony Brown led the Tigers with his fourth double-double of the season of 18 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, and Steffan Johnson had 15 points, including four three pointers. Anthony Esparza had 10 points.
UCR was led by junior guard Larry Cunningham's 13 points, while sophomore guard Chris Johnson had 11 before leaving midway through the second half with cramps. Freshman forward Henrik Thomsen had 10 points for UCR.
The Tigers used an extended zone in the second half that effectively nullified UCR's outside shooting game. UCR shot 34.0% overall (18-of-53), including 18.2% (2-of-11) from the three-point line in the second half and 20.0% (5-of-25) overall. The Tigers shot 53.3% (24-of-45) from the field and a season-high 64.7% (11-of-17) in the second half.
The Highlanders trailed by just four at 48-44 with 6:45 left, but the Tigers caught a break when Johnson hit a three and UCR's Charles Jim-George was hit for a foul away from the ball. The Tigers scored on the next possession and the lead ballooned to nine. UCR got back to within six at 55-49, but Reggie Vezia's trey and four straight free throws in the last 39 seconds ballooned the lead to final margin to 13.
The first half was fast paced, with the Tigers taking a 30-26 lead into the intermission. Both teams played clean basketball, with no fouls being called over the first 11:52 and just four in the half. In addition, the teams combined for just nine turnovers, four for UOP and five for UCR. Cunningham led the highlanders with 12 points, while Brown had eight points and eight rebounds for the Tigers.
After trailing by seven at 16-9 with 9:42 left, the Highlanders went on a 9-2 run to tie the score at 18-18 with 5:51 left. But the Tigers answered with an 8-0 run with of their own to build the lead to 26-18. The Highlanders cut the lead to four at the buzzer as Cunningham drained a three from the corner in the final seconds.
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