UC Riverside Highlanders at Utah Utes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Lawson Lovering scores 18 points, helps Utah roll past UC Riverside 82-53
Lovering, a 7-foot-1 junior who had only three double-figure scoring games last season, made 7-of-11 field goal attempts and grabbed seven rebounds. He scored 2 points in the Utes' season opener, a 101-66 victory over Eastern Washington on Monday.
Branden Carlson, Utah's other 7-footer in the starting lineup, had 16 points and six rebounds. Cole Bajema added 13 points, Ben Carlson 11 and Keba Keita 10.
UC Riverside scored first, but the Utes rattled off the next 17 points to take command early in the game. The Utes shot 54.8% in the first half and led 48-13 at the break.
The Highlanders recovered in the second half and outscored the Utes 40-34. For the game, Isaiah Moses led the Highlanders with 12 points and Ben Griscti added 10.
Utah plays Wake Forest on Thursday at the Charleston Classic in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 53 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Benjamin Griscti made Layup. | 53 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Benjamin Griscti Offensive Rebound. | 51 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Nate Pickens missed Layup. | 51 - 82 |
Statistics
 UCR |
 UTAH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-65 | FG | 32-66 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 8-28 | 3PT | 7-20 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 5-7 | FT | 11-15 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Assists | 22 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 37 |
Game Information
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 7,565 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |