ncaab Game Recap
Recap - Santa Clara Defeats UC Riverside 96-54
Santa Clara cruised to victory on Tuesday, running UC Riverside out of the gym and running up a 96-54 score at Leavey Center.
Santa Clara won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -9.0-point spread as favorites.
Christoph Tilly had 20 points for Santa Clara and Adama-Alpha Bal chipped in with 17 points. Christoph Tilly had 5 assists for them, while Johnny O'Neil was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 7 boards.
UC Riverside got 11 points from Joel Armotrading in a losing cause and another 11 points from Rikus Schulte. Barrington Hargress contributed 7 assists for them, while Joel Armotrading had 6 rebounds.
Santa Clara was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
Santa Clara won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 41-27.
Next game, Santa Clara takes its act home to face Stanford looking for another win. For UC Riverside, they head on the road to face Colorado State.