UC San Diego Tritons @ UC Riverside Highlanders
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UC San Diego UCSD | 24 | 28 | 52 |
UCR | 29 | 46 | 75 |
UC Riverside runs past UC San Diego 75-52
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Taylor Johns had 18 points, six rebounds and five blocked shots to lead UC Riverside to a 75-52 season-opening win over UC San Diego on Saturday night.
Jaylen Bland had 17 points, hitting 4-of-6 3-pointers, and Nick Gruninger added 15 points.
The Highlanders went on a 23-4 run to start the second half and ran UC-San Diego out of the game. The Tritons got four quick points early in the period, but did not score again until George Buaku hit a jumper at the 10:16 mark to make the score 52-30.
The Tritons trailed by just five points, 29-24, at the end of the first half. The deluge began after the break with Bland leading the way as he nailed two 3-pointers, had a layup and a dunk.
Treavon Francis led the Tritons with 10 points and Adam Klie added nine.
Game Information
Riverside, CA
Referee:Jeff Ketchu
Referee:Steven Espinoza
Referee:Martin Cichocki
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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