UC Riverside 76, UC Merced 69
UC MERCED (0-1)
Martin 1-4 2-2 5, Mertle 5-8 0-0 12, Bramah 9-14 5-5 27, Hudson 0-2 0-0 0, Wiltz 1-3 0-0 2, Sevilla 5-8 6-9 17, Ajiake 1-3 0-0 3, Brown 1-4 1-1 3, Haynes 0-0 0-0 0, Robinson 0-2 0-0 0, Dewes 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-48 14-17 69.
UC RIVERSIDE (1-0)
Salaridze 2-5 1-2 6, Tattersall 1-6 0-0 2, Turner 4-11 2-4 11, Martinez 3-9 7-8 13, Moses 2-9 2-2 8, Hargress 6-7 1-2 16, Pickens 1-8 3-4 6, Owens 2-4 1-2 6, Olabode 0-3 1-2 1, Smith 2-4 2-2 7. Totals 23-66 20-28 76.
Halftime_UC Riverside 41-32. 3-Point Goals_UC Merced 9-15 (Bramah 4-5, Mertle 2-3, Martin 1-1, Sevilla 1-1, Ajiake 1-3, Robinson 0-2), UC Riverside 10-34 (Hargress 3-4, Moses 2-6, Owens 1-2, Salaridze 1-3, Smith 1-3, Turner 1-5, Pickens 1-6, Martinez 0-1, Olabode 0-2, Tattersall 0-2). Rebounds_UC Merced 23 (Mertle 6), UC Riverside 37 (Martinez 10). Assists_UC Merced 10 (Sevilla 4), UC Riverside 15 (Pickens 4). Total Fouls_UC Merced 22, UC Riverside 18. A_839 (3,168).