UC Riverside Highlanders at Lamar Cardinals
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<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
74 - 69
74 - 69
Bland helps UC Riverside pull away to beat Lamar 74-69
Bland was 8 of 20 from the floor with four 3-pointers. Malik Thames added 13 points for UC Riverside (4-2), which won its first road game.
Josh Nzeakor scored 16 points for Lamar (2-3). Dorian Chatman and Nick Garth chipped in 11 points apiece.
The Highlanders had a 43-29 halftime lead. Chatman scored 11 points and LeMon Gregory added four points as the Cardinals opened the second half on an 18-5 run to tie it at 47 with ten minutes left.
It was tied three more times before Steven Jones made a layup and Bland a 3-pointer to stretch the Highlanders' lead to 58-53 with 5:49 left. Bland added a layup and made 5 of 6 free throws to seal it.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:10 | Secean Johnson made Free Throw. | 74 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:10 | UC Riverside Deadball Team Rebound. | 73 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Secean Johnson missed Free Throw. | 73 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Foul on Kevin Booze. | 73 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Secean Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 69 |
Statistics
 UCR |
 LAM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-58 | FG | 22-62 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 3-19 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 16 |
| 11-15 | FT | 22-28 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 13 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 21 | Fouls | 21 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Venue: Montagne Center
Location: Beaumont, TX
Attendance: 1,481 | Capacity:
Location: Beaumont, TX
Attendance: 1,481 | 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 |
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| LSU New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |