Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners @ UC Riverside Highlanders
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
CSUB | 39 | 28 | 67 |
UCR | 25 | 23 | 48 |
Strong 1st half lets Bakersfield roll past Riverside, 67-48
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Jaylin Airington and Kevin Mays each scored 17 points and CS Bakersfield rode a double-digit first half lead to a 67-48 win over UC Riverside Saturday night.
After getting held to 1-for-11 shooting against Arizona State, Mays now has put up back-to-back double digit scoring efforts, scoring 18 points and grabbing eight rebounds in an 80-68 win over Morgan State on New Year's Eve. Mays was 8 of 14 from the field against the Highlanders with four boards and two assists.
Airington shot 7 of 13 from the field and hit half of his four 3-point attempts. Dedrick Basile added 15 points for the Roadrunners (10-5).
Taylor Johns scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead UC Riverside, with Secean Johnson adding another 12 points.
The Highlanders (9-7) lost to Ohio Wednesday, 81-59, to snap a four-game win streak.
Game Information
Riverside, CA
Referee:Brady Chelette
Referee:Phil White
Referee:Kevin Smith
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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