UC Riverside Highlanders at Washington State Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Jaylen Wells has 18 and 10 rebounds to help Washington St. beat UC Riverside 86-49
Washington State (6-1) has won six in a row since a 76-64 loss to Mississippi State at the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off on Nov. 18.
Jones hit two free throws to open the scoring, Wells hit a 3-pointer to make it 11-2 about 5 minutes in and eight different Cougars scored during a 23-0 run that made it 34-6 when Isaiah Watts made a 3 with 6:48 left in the first half. Nate Pickens made 1 of 2 free throws 19 seconds to end UC Riverside's scoring drought of nearly-8 minutes before Watts hit another 3-pointer to give Washington State a 30-point lead with 6:23 remaining before halftime.
Isaiah Moses made 7-of-7 from the free-throw line and led the Highlanders (4-6) with 17 points.
The Cougars made 35 of 71 from the field while limiting UC Riverside to 27% (14 of 15) shooting and outrebounded the Highlanders 48-28. Washington State had a 19-4 advantage in points-off-turnovers and was plus-11 (21-10) in second-chance points.
Oscar Cliff was 6-of-9 shooting and finished with 12 points, eight rebounds, two steals and a block for Washington State.
Washington State wraps up a string of five consecutive home games against Grambling on Sunday. UC Riverside is off until Dec. 16, when the Highlanders play host to Cal Baptist.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 49 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 49 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Jaylen Wells Defensive Rebound. | 49 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Wil Tattersall missed Jumper. | 49 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:33 | UC Riverside Offensive Rebound. | 49 - 86 |
Statistics
 UCR |
 WSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14-51 | FG | 35-71 |
| 27 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 4-20 | 3PT | 7-26 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 17-21 | FT | 9-11 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Assists | 20 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fouls | 20 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 42 |
Game Information
Location: Pullman, WA
Attendance: 2,057 | 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 |
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 |