UC Riverside Highlanders at BYU Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Demin scores 20, Keita adds double-double and BYU outlasts UC Riverside 86-80
BYU led by seven points at halftime and pushed the lead to 56-39 on a dunk by Kanon Catchings with 13 1/2 minutes remaining.
The Cougars led by 16 with 8 minutes left, then the Highlanders went on a 9-2 run to get within 71-62 near the 6-minute mark.
UCR got within seven points several times before the final minute, including two free throws by Nate Pickens that made it 81-74 with 1:07 remaining.
BYU went up by eight when Richie Saunders made 1 of 2 from the line with 15 seconds left, then Kaleb Smith hit a 3 for UCR to make it 84-79 with seven seconds left but the Cougars got two free throws from Mihailo Boskovic to deny the comeback.
Fousseyni Traore had 13 points and Richie Saunders 12 for the Cougars (2-0). BYU shot 53% from the field but made only 6 of 22 3-pointers and 14 of 26 free throws.
Smith led UCR (0-2) with 20 points and Pickens added 18. Barrington Hargress and Isaiah Moses scored 16 each.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 80 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Nate Pickens made Free Throw. | 80 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | UC Riverside Deadball Team Rebound. | 79 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Nate Pickens missed Free Throw. | 79 - 86 |
Statistics
 UCR |
 BYU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-58 | FG | 33-62 |
| 43.1 | Field Goal % | 53.2 |
| 11-28 | 3PT | 6-22 |
| 39.3 | Three Point % | 27.3 |
| 19-23 | FT | 14-26 |
| 82.6 | Free Throw % | 53.8 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 13 | Assists | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 22 | Fouls | 20 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Provo, UT
Attendance: 17,381 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego | 18-2 | - | 30-5 |
| UC Irvine | 17-3 | 1 | 32-6 |
| Cal State Northridge | 14-6 | 4 | 22-11 |
| UC Riverside | 14-6 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 7 | 21-13 |
| UC Davis | 9-11 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Cal Poly | 8-12 | 10 | 16-19 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 8-12 | 10 | 14-19 |
| Hawai'i | 7-13 | 11 | 15-16 |
| Long Beach State | 3-17 | 15 | 7-25 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 1-19 | 17 | 6-26 |
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 19-1 | - | 34-4 |
| Texas Tech | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| BYU | 14-6 | 5 | 26-10 |
| Arizona | 14-6 | 5 | 24-13 |
| Iowa State | 13-7 | 6 | 25-10 |
| Kansas | 11-9 | 8 | 21-13 |
| West Virginia | 10-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Baylor | 10-10 | 9 | 20-15 |
| TCU | 9-11 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 9-11 | 10 | 16-17 |
| Utah | 8-12 | 11 | 16-17 |
| Cincinnati | 7-13 | 12 | 19-15 |
| UCF | 7-13 | 12 | 18-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 7-13 | 12 | 17-18 |
| Arizona State | 4-16 | 15 | 13-20 |
| Colorado | 3-17 | 16 | 14-21 |