UC Riverside Highlanders @ Cal State Fullerton Titans
| 1 | 2 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
UCR | 37 | 22 | 12 | 71 |
CSUF | 29 | 30 | 7 | 66 |
UC Riverside beats CS Fullerton 71-66 in OT
FULLERTON, Calif. -- Taylor Johns slammed it home in the final seconds of overtime to seal a 71-66 win for UC Riverside over Cal State Fullerton on Saturday night.
Johns' dunk came with seven seconds on the clock in the overtime period. A minute earlier, he had given his team the lead for good on 2-of-2 shooting from the free throw line.
Johns netted a double-double with 18 points and 15 rebounds for the Highlanders (11-12, 4-5 Big West Conference). Jayel Bland was the scoring leader with 25 points.
UC Riverside led 37-29 after the first half but CS Fullerton went 18-2 to take a 49-46 lead with 6:43 to play in regulation. The Highlanders came back to lead 59-57 with 31 second left and the Titans' Alex Harris sank two from the line to send the game into overtime.
Harris scored a career-high 31 points for the Titans (9-14, 1-7).
Game Information
Fullerton, CA
Referee:Michael Irving
Referee:Donn Berdahl
Referee:Tom Nally
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 |
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