Box Score

Portland UP 8-7,0-0 WCC

UC Riverside UCR 7-5,0-0 Big West

Portland UP

8-7,0-0 WCC

Final

Dec. 22, 2022

UC Riverside UCR

7-5,0-0 Big West

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Portland UP	36	29	65
UC Riverside UCR	35	41	76

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 12/22/2022 4:11:00 PM

Applewhite scores 20 points in Portland's 76-65 loss to UC Riverside

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12/29/2022 | 6:00 PM

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RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Alden Applewhite scored a career-high 20 points for Portland, but the UC Riverside Highlanders capitalized on a 24-2 edge in second chance points to pull out a 76-65 victory Thursday at SRC Arena.

Applewhite added three steals to his 20 point game to lead the Pilots (8-7). Tyler Robertson helped out with 13 points and Vasilije Vucinic chipped in with 12 points.

How It Happened
After jumping out to a 6-5 advantage, Portland went on a 7-0 run with 17:40 left in the first half to increase its lead to 13-5. The Pilots then lost some of that lead, but still entered halftime with a 36-35 advantage.
UC Riverside proceeded to take a 37-36 lead before Portland went on a 6-0 run, finished off by Applewhite's three, to seize a 42-37 lead with 18:07 to go in the contest. UC Riverside re-asserted control, outscoring the Pilots 39-23 the rest of the way to hand Portland the 76-65 loss.

Game Notes
» Alden Applewhite led the Pilots with a game-high 20 points.
» Portland got five rebounds from both Vasilije Vucinic and Moses Wood.
» The Pilots shot 48 percent from the floor and held UCR to 44 percent, but the Highlanders attempted 24 more field goals in the game.
» Zyon Pullin led the way for UCR with 19 points, six rebounds and six assists.

Up Next
The Pilots will now focus on West Coast Conference play and host the Loyola Marymount Lions on Thursday, Dec. 29 at 6 p.m.

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