UC Merced Bobcats @ UC Riverside Highlanders
UC Merced Bobcats
starters |
Ronnie KozakR. Kozak #30 |
Aaron LaflinA. Laflin #2 |
Jonah CottrellJ. Cottrell #20 |
Cole TairaC. Taira #35 |
Ryan HaywoodR. Haywood #0 |
bench |
Kingsley OboraltK. Oboralt #24 |
Kyle DaughertyK. Daugherty #21 |
Alfred BatmaniA. Batmani #34 |
Matt LaflinM. Laflin #4 |
Seth CobbS. Cobb #14 |
Mason WestlakeM. Westlake #11 |
Raphael DurrR. Durr #5 |
Andrew WilliamsA. Williams #1 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 12 | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | 13 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 16 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 15 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
53 | 18-48 | 4-22 | 13-18 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 21 | |
38% | 18% | 72% |
UC Riverside Highlanders
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 22 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 10 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | 13 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 7-11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 23 | 6 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | 13 | 4-10 | 2-7 | 3-4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | 11 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
63 | 21-42 | 7-21 | 14-25 | 36 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 20 | |
50% | 33% | 56% |
Game Information
Riverside, CA
Referee:Tim Marion
Referee:Michael Greenstein
Referee:Ian Caldwell
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big West ConferenceBig West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawai'i | 7-2 | - | 15-4 |
| UC Irvine | 7-2 | - | 14-7 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 6-3 | 1 | 13-7 |
| UC San Diego | 5-4 | 2 | 15-6 |
| UC Davis | 5-4 | 2 | 12-8 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 5-5 | 2.5 | 10-12 |
| Cal State Northridge | 4-5 | 3 | 11-10 |
| Long Beach State | 4-5 | 3 | 8-13 |
| Cal Poly | 3-6 | 4 | 7-14 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-7 | 5 | 8-13 |
| UC Riverside | 2-7 | 5 | 7-14 |
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