Kennedy, UC Riverside beat NAIA Life Pacific 87-50
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Ajani Kennedy had 13 points, six rebounds and five assists to lead six UC Riverside players scoring in double figures as the Highlanders beat NAIA Life Pacific 87-50 Wednesday night.
Dominick Pickett and Callum McRae added 11 points apiece for Riverside. DJ McDonald, Zac Watson and Dikymbe Martin each scored 10.
Pickett and Watson made back-to-back 3-pointers to make it 10-0 and the Highlanders (4-8) never trailed. Kennedy converted a 3-point play, made a layup and hit a 3-pointer and then threw down a dunk in a 10-2 run that made it 39-21 with 5:19 left in the first half and Riverside took a 16-point lead into the break.
Andre Allen's layup trimmed Life Pacific's deficit to 45-33 with 16:36 to play but the Warriors went scoreless for more than 6 1/2 minutes, and back-to-back 3s by McDonald and Martin pushed the lead to 57-33 with 10:37 remaining.
Colin Cunniff had 31 points and Edgardo Campos scored 12 for Life Pacific.
It was the highest-scoring game of the season for the Highlanders, who shot 52 percent from the field, including 14 3-pointers, and outrebounded the Warriors 37-12.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Donn Berdahl
- Daryl Gelinas
- Earnest Kelley III
2024-25 Big West Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 10-1 | - | 20-3 |
| UC San Diego | 8-2 | 1.5 | 18-4 |
| UC Riverside | 8-3 | 2 | 15-8 |
| Cal State Northridge | 7-4 | 3 | 15-7 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 6-5 | 4 | 14-8 |
| UC Davis | 6-5 | 4 | 12-10 |
| Hawai'i | 5-6 | 5 | 13-9 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 4-7 | 6 | 10-13 |
| Long Beach State | 3-8 | 7 | 7-16 |
| Cal Poly | 2-9 | 8 | 8-15 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 1-10 | 9 | 6-17 |
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