UC Riverside Highlanders @ Loyola Marymount Lions
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UCR | 31 | 31 | 62 |
LMU | 30 | 36 | 66 |
Loyola-Marymount beats UC Riverside 66-62
LOS ANGELES -- Evan Payne scored 25 points to lead Loyola Marymount over UC Riverside 66-62 on Wednesday night.
Marin Mornar's dunk gave LMU a 10-point lead, 61-51 with 3:18 to play. Taylor Johns scored ten of the Highlander's next 11 points to pull within 64-62 with 9 seconds left. Payne then sank two free throws to seal it for the Lions (3-2).
Payne hit 5 of 15 shots and finished 15 of 16 from the line. Matt Hayes scored 16 points, including four 3-pointers. Ayodeji Egbeyemi finished with 11 points, and his back-to-back dunks gave LMU the lead for good, 39-36 with 15:36 remaining.
Taylor Johns scored 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting to lead UC Riverside (2-3). Jaylen Bland scored 15 points and had five assists, and Nick Gruninger chipped in 11 points for the Highlanders.
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Michael Rapp
Referee:Klaus Endrissat
Referee:Ladonte King
2025-26 Standings
| Big 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 |
| West Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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