UC Riverside Highlanders at Cal Poly Mustangs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 68
72 - 68
Down early, UC Riverside comeback tops Cal Poly, 72-68
Cal Poly got off to a fast start and held a 10-point lead midway through the first half after David Nwaba's layup with 11:03 left to make it 20-10.
But the Highlanders climbed back by getting players to the basket for layups.
Nwaba got to the basket for a layup to cut the Riverside lead to one, 69-68 with 37 seconds left, but Malik Thames answered by hitting the front end of a one-and-one Jaylen Bland added two more free throws with eight seconds left to seal the victory.
Bland and Secean Johnson each scored 15 points for Riverside (12-11, 3-4).
Brian Bennett scored 21 points off the bench to lead Cal Poly (8-11, 2-4). Nwaba finished with 16 points.
How can I watch UC Riverside vs. Cal Poly?
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Secean Johnson Steal. | 72 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Brian Bennett Turnover. | 72 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Cal Poly Timeout | 72 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Jaylen Bland made Free Throw. | 72 - 68 |
Statistics
 UCR |
 CP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-52 | FG | 27-58 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 6-11 | 3PT | 5-13 |
| 55 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 14-18 | FT | 9-10 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 11 | Assists | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fouls | 18 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Mott Athletics Center
Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
Attendance: 2,134 | Capacity:
Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
Attendance: 2,134 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |