UC Riverside Highlanders at Western Michigan Broncos
· NCAA Men's Basketball
64 - 73
Flowers blooms, Western Michigan tops UC Riverside 73-64
Flowers scored half of his points at the free-throw line, sinking 12 of 13 attempts. Fellow sophomore Kawanise Wilkins notched his first double-double for the Broncos (6-7) with 18 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. Seth Dugan pitched in with 14 points, five boards and three assists.
Ajani Kennedy, also a sophomore, topped the Highlanders (5-10) with a career-best 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting. Dikymbe Martin added 16 points and six rebounds and reserve Jordan Gilliam scored 10.
UC Riverside led just once in the game at 4-2. Flowers and William Boyer-Richard nailed back-to-back 3-pointers to give Western Michigan an 8-4 lead and the Broncos stayed in front the rest of the way. The Highlanders pulled within 69-62 on a Gilliam 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining, but Wilkins hit two free throws and Dugan scored on a dunk to cap the scoring.
It was the first meeting between the schools. Riverside fell to 0-8 away from home this season.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Ajani Kennedy made Free Throw. | 64 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Ajani Kennedy made Free Throw. | 63 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Foul on Kawanise Wilkins. | 62 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Kawanise Wilkins made Free Throw. | 62 - 71 |
Statistics
 UCR |
 WMU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-63 | FG | 22-57 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 7-28 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 5-6 | FT | 22-27 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Assists | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 23 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 19 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Kalamazoo, MI
Attendance: 2,085 | Capacity:
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| 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 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 32-2 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-6 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Central Michigan | 6-12 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Western Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |