UC Davis Aggies @ UC Riverside Highlanders
UC Riverside beats cold-shooting UC Davis, 61-55
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Secean Johnson and Malik Thames scored 13 points apiece and UC Riverside held off cold-shooting UC Davis for a 61-55 victory on Thursday night.
UC Riverside had a 16-point lead with 1:29 left before the Aggies used a 14-4 spurt to pull to 57-51 with 21 seconds to go. Chima Moneke scored seven points and Siler Schneider added five during the stretch.
Thames, who finished 9-of-10 shooting from the line, then made four free throws to seal it for the Highlanders (3-11, 1-2 Big West Conference).
UC Davis shot just 19 of 65 from the field (29 percent), and was 6 of 28 (21 percent) from long range. It was lowest scoring output for the Aggies since losing to Weber State, 86-58, in the Great Alaska Shootout on Nov. 24.
Moneke had 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Aggies (10-8, 2-1), who had its four-game win streak snapped. Schneider had 14 points.
Game Information
Riverside, CA
Referee:Todd Apo
Referee:Michael Greenstein
Referee:Phil White
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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