Saturday, January 20
Long Beach, CA
UC Riverside
65
at
99
Long Beach State
UCR Drops 99-65 Decision to LBSU
1/20/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The Long Beach State 49ers overpowered the visiting UC Riverside Highlanders, 99-65 in a Big West contest at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach Saturday.
The Highlanders are 3-17, 0-7, while the 49ers are 13-5, 4-1.
UCR had three players in double figures, led by sophomore guard Chris Johnson's 16 points. Junior guard Larry Cunningham had 13 points and sophomore forward Christian Soto had 10. The Highlanders shot 44.6% (25-of-56) overall and 27.8% (5-of-18) from the three point line. UCR committed 20 turnovers, the seventh time this season they have reached that mark, and were outrebounded 38-28.
LBSU's Kevin Houston led all scorers with 17 points. The 49ers had six players score in double figures, including Dominique Ricks (15), Aaron Nixon (14), and Kejuan Johnson (12). The 49ers shot 56.5% (39-of-69) from the field and hit 46.7% (7-of-15) from the three point line.
The Highlanders shot 51.9% (14-of-27) in the first half, but the 49ers were even better at a 62.9% clip (22-of-35). LBSU dominated the boards 18-9, with nine offensive rebounds leading to to several easy put-back baskets, including one by Dominique Ricks at the buzzer of the half that made it 54-33.
The game was tied 8-8 at the 16:30 mark, but Long Beach pulled away, using a 13-2 run to make it 29-14 at the 8:27 mark.
The Highlanders committed seven turnovers in the first 5:22 of the second half as the 49ers' lead grew to 69-39 with 14:38 left. The remainder of the game was somewhat fast and loose, with LBSU clearing their bench with about five minutes remaining.
The Highlanders are 3-17, 0-7, while the 49ers are 13-5, 4-1.
UCR had three players in double figures, led by sophomore guard Chris Johnson's 16 points. Junior guard Larry Cunningham had 13 points and sophomore forward Christian Soto had 10. The Highlanders shot 44.6% (25-of-56) overall and 27.8% (5-of-18) from the three point line. UCR committed 20 turnovers, the seventh time this season they have reached that mark, and were outrebounded 38-28.
LBSU's Kevin Houston led all scorers with 17 points. The 49ers had six players score in double figures, including Dominique Ricks (15), Aaron Nixon (14), and Kejuan Johnson (12). The 49ers shot 56.5% (39-of-69) from the field and hit 46.7% (7-of-15) from the three point line.
The Highlanders shot 51.9% (14-of-27) in the first half, but the 49ers were even better at a 62.9% clip (22-of-35). LBSU dominated the boards 18-9, with nine offensive rebounds leading to to several easy put-back baskets, including one by Dominique Ricks at the buzzer of the half that made it 54-33.
The game was tied 8-8 at the 16:30 mark, but Long Beach pulled away, using a 13-2 run to make it 29-14 at the 8:27 mark.
The Highlanders committed seven turnovers in the first 5:22 of the second half as the 49ers' lead grew to 69-39 with 14:38 left. The remainder of the game was somewhat fast and loose, with LBSU clearing their bench with about five minutes remaining.
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