UC Riverside Highlanders at Abilene Christian Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
60 - 56
60 - 56
UC Riverside fends off late Abilene Christian rally 60-56
Secean Johnson added 10 points for UC Riverside (6-5).
Menno Dijkstra's jumper made the score 51-38 for the Highlanders with 8:39 to play, the largest lead of the second half.
With 2:13 to play, however, Jaylen Franklin's jumper brought Abilene Christian to within 59-53. A Duran Porter free throw and Jovan Crnic's layup with 33 seconds left cut UC Riverside's lead to 59-56.
But Parker Wentz missed a 3 to with 10 seconds left and Taylor Johns made one of two free throws to seal the game.
The Highlanders raced to a 21-7 lead in the game's first 10 minutes and went to the break with a 31-20 lead.
Crnic finished with 18 points and Austin Cooke had nine rebounds for Abilene Christian (4-6).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Jaylen Franklin Offensive Rebound. | 60 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Jovan Crnic missed Three Point Jumper. | 60 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Parker Wentz Defensive Rebound. | 60 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Taylor Johns missed Free Throw. | 60 - 56 |
Statistics
 UCR |
 ACU |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-48 | FG | 22-55 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 4-19 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 7-15 | FT | 8-14 |
| 47 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 8 | Assists | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fouls | 17 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Moody Coliseum (Abilene)
Location: Abilene, TX
Capacity:
Location: Abilene, TX
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 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 2 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |