Men’s Basketball Falls to Long Beach State

Saturday, January 27

Riverside, Calif.

1:00 p.m.

University of California, Riverside

8-14,3-7Big West

Long Beach State

13-8,5-4Big West

Team	1	2	F
Long Beach St.	23	42	65
UC Riverside	36	17	53

Photo by: Andrea David

1/27/2024 3:32:00 PM | Men's Basketball

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - UC Riverside fell 65-53 to Long Beach State on Saturday afternoon at the SRC Arena.

HOW IT HAPPENED

UC Riverside's defense held Long Beach State to just 1 of 8 to begin the afternoon, jumping out to a fast 12-3 lead with threes from Kyle Owens and Isaiah Moses.
Luke Turner checked into the afternoon for the first time and sank back to back threes from both sides of the arc, taking the majority of the credit for a 12-0 run that put the Highlanders back in the driver's seat. Turner accounted for two of the Highlanders' seven first half threes and three rebounds.
UCR out-rebounded the Beach 29-19 in the first half with the help of Kaleb Smith, who continued to bully the glass with a game-high seven rebounds before halftime.
Nate Pickens kicked off the second half with a three in the opening two minutes on the assist from Moses. The two swapped roles after Pickens dished to Moses for the trey that put UCR up 42-29.

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

UC Riverside grabbed 40 rebounds for the fourth game in their last seven.
Smith now has 22 rebounds in his last two games after picking up eight on Saturday, seven of which came in the first half.
Barrington Hargress led UCR with seven points in the second half and 16 points on the day. Hargress accounted for half of the Highlanders' field goals in the second half.
UCR held the Beach well below its season average in shooting percentage, yielding just a 37.1% clip on Saturday.

UP NEXT

UC Riverside heads to Northridge for a quick rematch with the Matadors, tipping off from Premier America Credit Union Arena on Thursday, February 3 at 5:00 p.m. on ESPN+.