Bethesda Flames at UC Riverside Highlanders
· NCAA Men's Basketball47 - 112
UC Riverside rolls past Bethesda 112-47.
Watson was 11-of-13 shooting with nine rebounds, Kennedy scored 18 points with 11 rebounds and Dijkstra added 16 points and 13 boards for the Highlanders (6-10), playing their final nonconference game and improving to 5-1 at home.
Jordan Gilliam scored 17 points and had nine assists and eight rebounds for UCR and Dikymbe Martin made three 3-pointers and scored 11 points. The Highlanders shot 53 percent, outrebounded the Flames 55-23 and outscored Bethesda 30-3 off turnovers. The Highlanders made 12 3-pointers but those came on 42 attempts.
UCR led 55-20 at halftime.
Mehran Nazarian led Bethesda, a National Christian College Athletic Association team, with 22 points with Jeremiah Tardy adding 12. The Flames shot 30 percent overall and 19 percent from the arc (4 of 21).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 47 - 112 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Menno Dijkstra Defensive Rebound. | 47 - 112 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Dallin Takairangi missed Layup. | 47 - 112 |
| 2nd 0:47 | Zac Watson made Dunk. Assisted by Mateen Hirbod. | 47 - 112 |
| 2nd 0:55 | Menno Dijkstra Offensive Rebound. | 47 - 110 |
Statistics
 UCR |
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|---|---|---|
| 15-50 | FG | 45-85 |
| 30 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 4-21 | 3PT | 12-42 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 13-14 | FT | 10-15 |
| 93 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Assists | 31 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Points Off Turnovers | 30 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 60 |
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 65 |
Game Information
Location: Riverside, CA
Attendance: 310 | 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 |