Fresno Pacific Sunbirds @ UC Riverside Highlanders
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
Fresno Pacific FPU | 26 | 24 | 50 |
UCR | 39 | 57 | 96 |
Martin leads UC Riverside in 96-48 win over Fresno Pacific
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Dikymbe Martin scored a career-high 26 points with 11-for-13 shooting Saturday to lead UC Riverside past Division II-member Fresno Pacific for its first win of the season, 96-48.
Gentry Thomas added 14 points with 10 rebounds, for UC Riverside (1-2), Chance Murray had 11 points and Malike Thames 10. The Highlanders hit 37 of 69 from the field (53.6 percent) and controlled the boards 49-28.
UC Riverside broke away early with an 11-2 run capped by Alex Larsson's layup to make it 21-9 with 8:34 left in the opening half, took a 39-26 advantage into the break and outscored Fresno Pacific by 33 points over the final 20 minutes.
Fresno Pacific took a 4-3 lead early in the first half with Rafail Eleftheriou's layup before being overtaken moments later. TJ Viney scored 11 points, the only Sunbirds player to reach double figures.
Game Information
Riverside, CA
2025-26 Standings
| Big 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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