UC RIVERSIDE WINS HOME OPENER, ROUTS IDAHO, 60-40
Nov. 24, Riverside, CA - UC Riverside celebrated their return home with a convincing 60-40 rout over a hapless Idaho squad. It was their first game at the Student Recreation Center. The Highlanders led early as they held the Vandals scoreless until the 7th minute then took the half, 32-24. The second half started almost the same as Idaho could only score 5 in the first 12 minutes.
UC Riverside outrebounded Idaho, 45-26, and was led by
B.J. Visman with 12 boards.
Visman, who scored 8 points, took the "Player of the Game " honors.
Aaron Scott led the Highlanders with 13 points.
Chris Johnson had 7 but was disappointingly 1 of 7 from the field.
Larry Cunningham had an unforgettable night with only 2 points and worse 0 of 12.
Mike Hall shot a game-high 15 for the Vandals, which went down 0-3 for the season.
The Highlanders once again go back on the road and travel to Minnesota to play the Golden Gophers on December 1, then return to California in San Diego for a meeting with the Aztecs December 4.
| Idaho Vandals at UC Riverside Highlanders |
| Jan 1, | 1ST | 2ND | SCORE |
| Idaho (0-3) | 24 | 16 | 40 |
| UC Riverside (2-3) | 32 | 28 | 60 |
| Idaho Vandals |
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| C. Johnson | 20 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| L. Cunningham | 20 | 0-12 | 0-8 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Scott | 25 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| S. Gates | 22 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| B. Visman | 21 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| B. Bekono | 18 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| C. Jim-George | 12 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| S. Cunningham | 13 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| J. Scott | 6 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| C. Barlow | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Soto | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Creppy | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 21-55 | 5-24 | 13-19 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40 |
| UC Riverside Highlanders |
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| M. Hall | 27 | 6-15 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| B. Brown | 26 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Brooks | 25 | 2-8 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| D. Nagle | 24 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| D. Cromwell | 17 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| T. Simmons | 18 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Morris | 9 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| M. Crowell | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Mike | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| P. Thomas | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| L. Augusto | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Johnson | -- DID NOT PLAY -- |
| TEAM TOTALS | 16-52 | 6-27 | 2-5 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 60 |