UC Riverside Highlanders at Loyola Marymount Lions
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Pullin's shot lifts UC Riverside over Loyola Marymount 81-79
Pullin added six assists for the Highlanders (1-1). Flynn Cameron scored 11 points while going 3 of 8 from the floor, including 2 for 4 from distance, and 3 for 3 from the line, and added seven rebounds and three steals. Kyle Owens shot 3 of 6 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line to finish with 11 points.
Cameron Shelton led the Lions (1-1) in scoring, finishing with 23 points and four steals. Alex Merkviladze added 18 points and eight rebounds for Loyola Marymount. In addition, Keli Leaupepe had 16 points and two steals.
Pullin scored 13 points in the first half and UC Riverside went into the break trailing 52-34. Pullin led UC Riverside with 10 points in the second half as his team outscored Loyola Marymount by 20 points over the final half.
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UC Riverside next plays Thursday against Creighton on the road, and Loyola Marymount will host UC Davis on Saturday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 81 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | UC Riverside Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Cam Shelton missed Three Point Jumper. | 81 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Zyon Pullin made Jumper. | 81 - 79 |
Statistics
 UCR |
 LMU |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-55 | FG | 31-63 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 5-14 | 3PT | 11-27 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 20-29 | FT | 6-10 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fouls | 21 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 1,022 | 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 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |