UC Riverside Highlanders @ Lamar Cardinals
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UCR | 43 | 31 | 74 |
LAM | 29 | 40 | 69 |
Bland helps UC Riverside pull away to beat Lamar 74-69
BEAUMONT, Texas -- Jaylen Bland scored 10 of his 25 points in the final six minutes to help UC Riverside pull away and beat Lamar 74-69 on Sunday.
Bland was 8 of 20 from the floor with four 3-pointers. Malik Thames added 13 points for UC Riverside (4-2), which won its first road game.
Josh Nzeakor scored 16 points for Lamar (2-3). Dorian Chatman and Nick Garth chipped in 11 points apiece.
The Highlanders had a 43-29 halftime lead. Chatman scored 11 points and LeMon Gregory added four points as the Cardinals opened the second half on an 18-5 run to tie it at 47 with ten minutes left.
It was tied three more times before Steven Jones made a layup and Bland a 3-pointer to stretch the Highlanders' lead to 58-53 with 5:49 left. Bland added a layup and made 5 of 6 free throws to seal it.
Game Information
Beaumont, TX
Referee:Darron George
Referee:Johnny Wilkins
Referee:Ross Cullins
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 |
| Southland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |
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