Wednesday, November 15
Riverside, CA
UC Riverside
88
vs
63
Vanguard University
Highlanders Defeat Vanguard, 88-63
11/15/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Junior guard Larry Cunningham came off the bench for a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead the host UC Riverside Highlanders to a 88-63 win over the Vanguard University Lions in a non-conference game in front of 387 fans at the Student Recreation Center in Riverside Wednesday.
The Highlanders improved to 2-2, while the Lions fell to 1-3.
Cunningham's totals were both game highs. Sophomore forward Benoit Bekono added a career-high 18 points, 13 in the second half. Senior guard Justin Bell had a career-high 17 points, junior forward B.J. Visman had 10 points and senior guard Dedrick Bates came off the bench to score 10 in the win. The Highlanders shot (47.1%) 32-of-68 from the field and won the battle of the boards, 50-28
For the Lions, Dennis Heenan scored 15 and Kevin Dalafu scored 13. The Lions shot 38.6% (22-of-57) from the field.
The Highlanders held a 44-37 lead to open the second half, then quickly built the lead to double figures behind the play of forwards Bekono and Visman. Highlanders attacked the basket in the second half, scoring 12 of their 14 buckets from the paint. In all, the Highlanders scored 49 of their 88 points in the paint and had 29 second chance points.
Neither team could build much of an advantage early and though there were six ties in the early going, the Highlanders never trailed after the first four minutes. The score stood at 22-22 with 9:22 remaining, but the Highlanders used an 8-2 run to build the margin to six. The margin was extended to seven at 42-35 with 2:01 left on a three pointer by Cunningham, and a few moments later the teams entered the intermission with the Highlanders owning a 44-37 lead. Cunningham tallied 13 points and five rebounds off of the bench in the half, while Bell drained four threes en route to 12 points.
The Highlanders improved to 2-2, while the Lions fell to 1-3.
Cunningham's totals were both game highs. Sophomore forward Benoit Bekono added a career-high 18 points, 13 in the second half. Senior guard Justin Bell had a career-high 17 points, junior forward B.J. Visman had 10 points and senior guard Dedrick Bates came off the bench to score 10 in the win. The Highlanders shot (47.1%) 32-of-68 from the field and won the battle of the boards, 50-28
For the Lions, Dennis Heenan scored 15 and Kevin Dalafu scored 13. The Lions shot 38.6% (22-of-57) from the field.
The Highlanders held a 44-37 lead to open the second half, then quickly built the lead to double figures behind the play of forwards Bekono and Visman. Highlanders attacked the basket in the second half, scoring 12 of their 14 buckets from the paint. In all, the Highlanders scored 49 of their 88 points in the paint and had 29 second chance points.
Neither team could build much of an advantage early and though there were six ties in the early going, the Highlanders never trailed after the first four minutes. The score stood at 22-22 with 9:22 remaining, but the Highlanders used an 8-2 run to build the margin to six. The margin was extended to seven at 42-35 with 2:01 left on a three pointer by Cunningham, and a few moments later the teams entered the intermission with the Highlanders owning a 44-37 lead. Cunningham tallied 13 points and five rebounds off of the bench in the half, while Bell drained four threes en route to 12 points.
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