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UC Riverside Defeats Long Beach State 87-66 - Recap
UC Riverside cruised to victory on Thursday, running Long Beach State out of the gym and running up a 87-66 score at Student Recreation Center.
UC Riverside was a favorite by -10.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.
Nate Pickens had 27 points for UC Riverside and Barrington Hargress chipped in with 19 points. Barrington Hargress had 5 assists for them, while Joel Armotrading was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 7 boards.
Long Beach State got 22 points from Austin Johnson in a losing cause and another 16 points from Devin Askew. Devin Askew contributed 4 assists for them, while Austin Johnson had 6 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed UC Riverside were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.
UC Riverside won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 32-20.
Next game, UC Riverside takes its act on the road to face Cal Poly looking for another win. For Long Beach State, they head home to face UC-Santa Barbara.