Portland State Vikings @ UC Riverside Highlanders
UC Riverside dominates Portland State 88-62
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Taylor Johns made 8 of 10 field goal attempts for 20 points to lead hot-shooting UC Riverside to a dominating 88-62 win over Portland State on Saturday night.
UC Riverside (5-3) made 35 of 54 field goal attempts (64.8 percent) while limiting the Vikings to 21-of-48 shooting (43.8 percent).
The Highlanders trailed early but came back to take a 37-32 halftime lead. Johns hit a jumper to open the second half with a 10-0 run and the Highlanders never looked back, leading 60-43 at the midway point of the final period.
Jaylen Bland, who nailed 3 of 6 from beyond the arc, scored 17 points, Steven Thornton added 14 and Nick Gruninger finished with 12 for the Highlanders. Steven Jones had nine points and six assists.
DeShaun Wiggins scored 17 points and Gary Winston added 15 for Portland State (4-3), which has lost its last three games.
Game Information
Riverside, CA
Referee:Mark Cook
Referee:Dennis Flannery
Referee:Matt Mason
2025-26 Standings
| Big Sky ConferenceBig Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| Big West ConferenceBig West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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