UC Riverside Highlanders @ Cal Poly Mustangs
UC Riverside uses 2nd-half runs to beat Cal Poly 67-56
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Dikymbe Martin scored 17 points, Brandon Rosser added 16 and UC Riverside used a pair of second-half runs to beat Cal Poly 67-56 on Saturday night.
The Highlanders (7-13, 5-4 Big West) scored 10 straight to lead 64-53 on Martin's pair of free throws with 51 seconds left. The Mustangs (7-16, 2-7) had the lead to start the second half, but UC Riverside had a 17-0 run, powered in the middle by a trio of consecutive 3s -- two by Menno Dijkstra and one by Rosser. Dijkstra's 3-point play with 13:33 left capped the run at 44-35.
The Mustangs got as close as one at 51-50 and again at 54-53, but the Highlanders pulled away from there.
Dijkstra added 11 points and Secean Johnson had nine points and 13 rebounds for UC Riverside.
Victor Joseph had 22 points on 9-of-22 shooting for the Mustangs.
Game Information
San Luis Obispo, CA
Referee:Kevin Brill
Referee:Steven Espinoza
Referee:Andy Cohn
2025-26 Standings
| Big West ConferenceBig West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
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