Tuesday, November 11
Student Recreation Center
7:00 PM
UC Riverside
80
vs
50
Redlands
Sean Cunningham's 14 points led six Highlanders in double-digit scoring in the team's 80-50 exhibition win over Redlands
Photo by: Bobby R. Hester, (c) 2009
Highlanders End Preseason With 80-50 Win Over Redlands
11/23/2008 11:27:47 PM | Men's Basketball
Sean Cunningham's 14 points led six Highlanders in double-figures as UCR ended its preseason with an 80-50 win over the University of Redlands Tuesday evening at the UCR Student Recreation Center. Bryson Hampton chipped in with a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double and Javon Borum paced the Highlanders with six assists on the night.
The biggest key for UCR in the win was the team's ability to control the paint. The Highlanders outscored the Bulldogs in the lane by a 52-24 margin and grabbed 22 offensive rebounds to Redlands' nine. UCR turned that rebound advantage into a 22-12 differential in second chance points. Hampton had six of the Highlanders' offensive rebounds on the night while Jesse LoBue added five
The game was tight for the first 12 minutes of play as a pair of free throws by Kent Ervin gave the Bulldogs a 21-20 lead with 8:57 to go before the half. However, UCR went on a 14-2 run led by Christian Soto's eight points to push the Highlanders lead to 11. An Ervin three-pointer cut the lead to eight with 1:07 left in the first, but Borum countered with a three of his own to send UC Riverside into the locker room with an 11-point advantage.
Redlands cut the lead to five on two occasions early in the second and remained within striking distance for most of the period reducing the Highlanders lead to 43-37 with 8:38 to play, but UCR scored 24 of the next 26 points over the next 6:12 to put the game out of reach. UC Riverside forced a number of Bulldogs turnovers during the run that propelled them to a 31-13 differential in points off of turnovers.
The Highlanders regular season gets underway on Saturday, November 15 with a 12 pm PT tilt at New Mexico State.
The biggest key for UCR in the win was the team's ability to control the paint. The Highlanders outscored the Bulldogs in the lane by a 52-24 margin and grabbed 22 offensive rebounds to Redlands' nine. UCR turned that rebound advantage into a 22-12 differential in second chance points. Hampton had six of the Highlanders' offensive rebounds on the night while Jesse LoBue added five
The game was tight for the first 12 minutes of play as a pair of free throws by Kent Ervin gave the Bulldogs a 21-20 lead with 8:57 to go before the half. However, UCR went on a 14-2 run led by Christian Soto's eight points to push the Highlanders lead to 11. An Ervin three-pointer cut the lead to eight with 1:07 left in the first, but Borum countered with a three of his own to send UC Riverside into the locker room with an 11-point advantage.
Redlands cut the lead to five on two occasions early in the second and remained within striking distance for most of the period reducing the Highlanders lead to 43-37 with 8:38 to play, but UCR scored 24 of the next 26 points over the next 6:12 to put the game out of reach. UC Riverside forced a number of Bulldogs turnovers during the run that propelled them to a 31-13 differential in points off of turnovers.
The Highlanders regular season gets underway on Saturday, November 15 with a 12 pm PT tilt at New Mexico State.
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