Kyle Owens
Andrea David
84
Winner UC Riverside UCR 13-16,8-9 Big West
78
Cal Poly CPO 4-24,0-16 Big West
Winner
UC Riverside UCR
13-16,8-9 Big West
84
Final
78
Cal Poly CPO
4-24,0-16 Big West
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UC Riverside UCR 34 50 84
Cal Poly CPO 29 49 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Gets Back on Track with Win at Cal Poly

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - UC Riverside secured the season sweep of Cal Poly on Saturday night at the Mott Athletics Center with an 84-78 win.  

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • UCR faced a determined Cal Poly squad out of the gate, but found its rhythm by hitting four straight field goals going into the under-12 media timeout.  
  • The Highlanders shot 62% from the floor up to that point with balanced scoring, then went on a 6-0 run over 1:16 that extended into 13-3.  
  • UC Riverside closed the half hitting three of its final four shots with triples from Barrington Hargress and Vladimer Salaridze.  
  • Late momentum in the first half on one side of the floor transitioned into early second half momentum on the other, as UCR held the Mustangs to just 2 of 8 shooting out of the break while the rapidly building a 41-20 lead.   
  • Kyle Owens scored all 12 of his points in the second half on 4 of 9 shooting, whie Isaiah Moses scored eight of his 10 out of the break.  
  • Jhaylon Martinez added five points into the mix – all in the second half.  

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS 

  • UC Riverside picked up its 10th straight win over Cal Poly dating back to 2019-20.  
  • Kyle Owens eclipsed 1,000 points for his college career with a pair of free throws late in the second half.  
  • UCR shot 50% from three and 51.9% from the field in the second half. 
  • The Highlanders posted a +14 rebound margin on Saturday night in San Luis Obispo after posting a +16 in the January 11 win over Cal Poly in Riverside.  

COACHES' CORNER 

  • "You have to be tough and earn wins when it's always a tough crowd here. They made us earn that all the way to the end and we can hold our heads high after that one. That's three road wins in a row, which shows major growth for this team. We are continuing to evolve and grow down the stretch. We have a variety of ways to play with our team, different guys can help us on any given night and we take pride in trying to be the best team we can be." - UCR head coach Mike Magpayo  

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