NCAAB Game Recap - (Unknown) at UC Riverside

Wed Dec 19, 2018 10:00 PM EST

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) Ajani Kennedy had 13 points, six rebounds and five assists to lead six UC Riverside players scoring in double figures as the Highlanders beat NAIA Life Pacific 87-50 Wednesday night.

Dominick Pickett and Callum McRae added 11 points apiece for Riverside. DJ McDonald, Zac Watson and Dikymbe Martin each scored 10.

Pickett and Watson made back-to-back 3-pointers to make it 10-0 and the Highlanders (4-8) never trailed. Kennedy converted a 3-point play, made a layup and hit a 3-pointer and then threw down a dunk in a 10-2 run that made it 39-21 with 5:19 left in the first half and Riverside took a 16-point lead into the break.

Andre Allen's layup trimmed Life Pacific's deficit to 45-33 with 16:36 to play but the Warriors went scoreless for more than 6 1/2 minutes, and back-to-back 3s by McDonald and Martin pushed the lead to 57-33 with 10:37 remaining.

Colin Cunniff had 31 points and Edgardo Campos scored 12 for Life Pacific.

It was the highest-scoring game of the season for the Highlanders, who shot 52 percent from the field, including 14 3-pointers, and outrebounded the Warriors 37-12.