UC Riverside 91-46 UC Merced (23 Dec, 2017) Play-by-Play

UC Merced Bobcats

	1	2	T
UC ME	24	22	46
UCR	47	44	91

UC Riverside Highlanders

5-7, 4-2 home

TIME		UC ME	UCR
19:38	Chance Murray missed Jumper.	0	0
19:38	Menno Dijkstra Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:35	Menno Dijkstra made Layup.	0	2
19:19	Matt Laflin Turnover.	0	2
19:14	Brandon Rosser missed Jumper.	0	2
19:14	Aaron Laflin Block.	0	2
19:10	Cole Taira Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:05	Ronnie Kozak Turnover.	0	2
18:57	Dikymbe Martin missed Layup.	0	2
18:57	Alex Larsson Offensive Rebound.	0	2
18:53	Foul on Aaron Laflin.	0	2
18:53	Alex Larsson made Free Throw.	0	3
18:53	Alex Larsson made Free Throw.	0	4
18:28	Cole Taira missed Jumper.	0	4
18:28	Chance Murray Defensive Rebound.	0	4
18:17	Brandon Rosser missed Three Point Jumper.	0	4
18:17	Matt Laflin Defensive Rebound.	0	4
18:10	Ryan Haywood made Three Point Jumper.	3	4
17:53	Menno Dijkstra missed Three Point Jumper.	3	4
17:53	Cole Taira Defensive Rebound.	3	4
17:42	Aaron Laflin missed Three Point Jumper.	3	4
17:42	Chance Murray Defensive Rebound.	3	4
17:32	Menno Dijkstra made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Larsson.	3	7
17:19	Ryan Haywood missed Three Point Jumper.	3	7
17:19	Dikymbe Martin Defensive Rebound.	3	7
17:02	Brandon Rosser Turnover.	3	7
17:02	Aaron Laflin Steal.	3	7
16:52	Aaron Laflin missed Jumper.	3	7
16:52	Brandon Rosser Defensive Rebound.	3	7
16:47	Alex Larsson made Dunk. Assisted by Chance Murray.	3	9
16:24	Cole Taira missed Jumper.	3	9
16:24	Alex Larsson Defensive Rebound.	3	9
16:08	Foul on Alex Larsson.	3	9
16:08	Alex Larsson Turnover.	3	9
15:56	Jonah Cottrell made Three Point Jumper.	6	9
15:38	Menno Dijkstra missed Layup.	6	9
15:38	Menno Dijkstra Offensive Rebound.	6	9
15:36	Menno Dijkstra made Two Point Tip Shot.	6	11
15:06	UC Merced Turnover.	6	11
15:06	UC Riverside Timeout	6	11
14:51	Dikymbe Martin missed Jumper.	6	11
14:51	Alex Larsson Offensive Rebound.	6	11
14:48	Alex Larsson made Layup.	6	13
14:33	Derek E'denchukwu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cole Taira.	9	13
14:17	Chance Murray made Layup.	9	15
13:55	Ryan Haywood missed Jumper.	9	15
13:55	Chance Murray Defensive Rebound.	9	15
13:43	DJ Sylvester missed Jumper.	9	15
13:43	Jonah Cottrell Block.	9	15
13:37	DJ Sylvester Offensive Rebound.	9	15
13:25	Menno Dijkstra made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chance Murray.	9	18
13:17	Foul on Menno Dijkstra.	9	18
13:14	Cole Taira Turnover.	9	18
13:13	DJ Sylvester Steal.	9	18
13:05	Foul on Derek E'denchukwu.	9	18
12:40	Idy Diallo missed Jumper.	9	18
12:40	James Jackson Offensive Rebound.	9	18
12:38	James Jackson missed Layup.	9	18
12:38	Robert Benson Defensive Rebound.	9	18
12:24	Foul on Robert Benson.	9	18
12:24	Robert Benson Turnover.	9	18
12:24	UC Merced Timeout	9	18
12:24	UC Riverside Timeout	9	18
12:14	Koh Flippin missed Three Point Jumper.	9	18
12:14	Koh Flippin Offensive Rebound.	9	18
12:05	Idy Diallo missed Jumper.	9	18
12:05	Derek E'denchukwu Defensive Rebound.	9	18
11:52	Derek E'denchukwu missed Three Point Jumper.	9	18
11:52	Idy Diallo Defensive Rebound.	9	18
11:44	Foul on Cole Taira.	9	18
11:44	DJ Sylvester made Layup. Assisted by Koh Flippin.	9	20
11:44	Foul on Jonah Cottrell.	9	20
11:44	DJ Sylvester missed Free Throw.	9	20
11:44	UC Merced Deadball Team Rebound.	9	20
11:44	Foul on Idy Diallo.	9	20
11:29	Derek E'denchukwu Turnover.	9	20
11:26	DJ Sylvester Steal.	9	20
11:23	Ajani Kennedy made Layup. Assisted by DJ Sylvester.	9	22
11:03	Jonah Cottrell missed Jumper.	9	22
11:03	Idy Diallo Defensive Rebound.	9	22
10:52	Foul on Branson Garcia.	9	22
10:52	DJ Sylvester missed Free Throw.	9	22
10:52	UC Riverside Deadball Team Rebound.	9	22
10:52	DJ Sylvester missed Free Throw.	9	22
10:52	Idy Diallo Offensive Rebound.	9	22
10:50	Idy Diallo missed Layup.	9	22
10:50	DJ Sylvester Offensive Rebound.	9	22
10:38	DJ Sylvester missed Three Point Jumper.	9	22
10:38	Idy Diallo Offensive Rebound.	9	22
10:34	DJ Sylvester made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Idy Diallo.	9	25
10:09	Foul on Idy Diallo.	9	25
10:08	Aaron Laflin missed Three Point Jumper.	9	25
10:08	Idy Diallo Defensive Rebound.	9	25
10:00	Koh Flippin Turnover.	9	25
9:59	Ryan Haywood Steal.	9	25
9:30	Aaron Laflin missed Three Point Jumper.	9	25
9:30	Idy Diallo Defensive Rebound.	9	25
9:18	James Jackson missed Layup.	9	25
9:18	Ronnie Kozak Block.	9	25
9:16	Ronnie Kozak Defensive Rebound.	9	25
9:08	Ronnie Kozak made Layup. Assisted by Cole Taira.	11	25
8:56	James Jackson missed Jumper.	11	25
8:56	Ronnie Kozak Defensive Rebound.	11	25
8:49	Cole Taira made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ronnie Kozak.	14	25
8:35	Koh Flippin missed Layup.	14	25
8:35	Ryan Haywood Block.	14	25
8:33	Aaron Laflin Defensive Rebound.	14	25
8:30	Ronnie Kozak Turnover.	14	25
8:09	Ajani Kennedy made Layup. Assisted by Dikymbe Martin.	14	27
7:44	Matt Laflin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cole Taira.	17	27
7:22	Alec Hickman missed Jumper.	17	27
7:22	Alex Larsson Offensive Rebound.	17	27
7:20	Alex Larsson made Layup.	17	29
6:57	Ryan Haywood missed Jumper.	17	29
6:57	Alex Larsson Defensive Rebound.	17	29
6:38	Ajani Kennedy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Larsson.	17	32
6:13	Matt Laflin missed Three Point Jumper.	17	32
6:13	Chance Murray Defensive Rebound.	17	32
6:00	Foul on Ryan Haywood.	17	32
6:00	UC Riverside Timeout	17	32
6:00	Alex Larsson made Free Throw.	17	33
6:00	Alex Larsson missed Free Throw.	17	33
6:00	Ronnie Kozak Defensive Rebound.	17	33
5:39	Branson Garcia Turnover.	17	33
5:36	Chance Murray Steal.	17	33
5:32	Alex Larsson Turnover.	17	33
5:19	Branson Garcia Turnover.	17	33
5:16	Dikymbe Martin made Layup.	17	35
5:14	UC Merced Timeout	17	35
4:58	Foul on Menno Dijkstra.	17	35
4:58	Derek E'denchukwu missed Free Throw.	17	35
4:58	UC Merced Deadball Team Rebound.	17	35
4:58	Derek E'denchukwu made Free Throw.	18	35
4:49	Dikymbe Martin Turnover.	18	35
4:48	Ryan Haywood Steal.	18	35
4:39	Cole Taira missed Three Point Jumper.	18	35
4:39	Brandon Rosser Defensive Rebound.	18	35
4:18	Foul on Cole Taira.	18	35
4:18	Dikymbe Martin made Free Throw.	18	36
4:18	Dikymbe Martin made Free Throw.	18	37
3:51	Ryan Haywood missed Three Point Jumper.	18	37
3:51	Dikymbe Martin Defensive Rebound.	18	37
3:33	Chance Murray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Larsson.	18	40
3:09	Jonah Cottrell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cole Taira.	21	40
2:53	Alex Larsson made Layup. Assisted by Dikymbe Martin.	21	42
2:39	Jonah Cottrell missed Layup.	21	42
2:39	Brandon Rosser Defensive Rebound.	21	42
2:30	Chance Murray missed Three Point Jumper.	21	42
2:30	Cole Taira Defensive Rebound.	21	42
2:21	Jonah Cottrell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cole Taira.	24	42
2:17	UC Riverside Timeout	24	42
1:56	Brandon Rosser made Layup. Assisted by Alex Larsson.	24	44
1:39	Cole Taira Turnover.	24	44
1:37	Brandon Rosser Steal.	24	44
1:34	Dikymbe Martin made Layup.	24	46
1:18	Ryan Haywood Turnover.	24	46
1:09	Foul on Ronnie Kozak.	24	46
1:09	Alex Larsson missed Free Throw.	24	46
1:09	UC Riverside Deadball Team Rebound.	24	46
1:09	Alex Larsson made Free Throw.	24	47
0:52	Branson Garcia missed Jumper.	24	47
0:52	Idy Diallo Block.	24	47
0:52	UC Merced Offensive Rebound.	24	47
0:46	Robert Benson missed Jumper.	24	47
0:46	Eric Rwahwire Defensive Rebound.	24	47
0:30	Koh Flippin missed Three Point Jumper.	24	47
0:30	Branson Garcia Defensive Rebound.	24	47
0:22	Foul on Brandon Rosser.	24	47
0:03	Jonah Cottrell missed Three Point Jumper.	24	47
0:03	Koh Flippin Defensive Rebound.	24	47
0:00	End of 1st half	24	47

SRC Arena

3:00 AM, 23 December 2017

Riverside, CA

Attendance: 460

Referees:
Melvin Landry
Donn Berdahl
Daryl Gelinas

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
UC San Diego	2-0	-	11-2
UC Riverside	2-0	-	8-5
UC Davis	2-0	-	7-5
Long Beach State	2-0	-	6-8
UC Irvine	1-0	0.5	10-2
Cal State Northridge	1-1	1	8-4
Hawai'i	0-1	1.5	7-3
UC Santa Barbara	0-2	2	7-5
Cal State Bakersfield	0-2	2	6-7
Cal Poly	0-2	2	6-8
Cal State Fullerton	0-2	2	4-9

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