Life Pacific Warriors at UC Riverside Highlanders
· NCAA Men's Basketball50 - 87
Kennedy, UC Riverside beat NAIA Life Pacific 87-50
Dominick Pickett and Callum McRae added 11 points apiece for Riverside. DJ McDonald, Zac Watson and Dikymbe Martin each scored 10.
Pickett and Watson made back-to-back 3-pointers to make it 10-0 and the Highlanders (4-8) never trailed. Kennedy converted a 3-point play, made a layup and hit a 3-pointer and then threw down a dunk in a 10-2 run that made it 39-21 with 5:19 left in the first half and Riverside took a 16-point lead into the break.
Andre Allen's layup trimmed Life Pacific's deficit to 45-33 with 16:36 to play but the Warriors went scoreless for more than 6 1/2 minutes, and back-to-back 3s by McDonald and Martin pushed the lead to 57-33 with 10:37 remaining.
Colin Cunniff had 31 points and Edgardo Campos scored 12 for Life Pacific.
It was the highest-scoring game of the season for the Highlanders, who shot 52 percent from the field, including 14 3-pointers, and outrebounded the Warriors 37-12.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 50 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Ajani Kennedy Defensive Rebound. | 50 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Travis Bush missed Three Point Jumper. | 50 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:43 | DJ McDonald made Layup. | 50 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:45 | DJ McDonald Offensive Rebound. | 50 - 85 |
Statistics
 UCR |
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|---|---|---|
| 15-45 | FG | 29-56 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 14-31 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 13-16 | FT | 15-16 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 94 |
| 20 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 9 | Assists | 21 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fouls | 19 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 37 |
Game Information
Location: Riverside, CA
Attendance: 147 | 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 |