National Basketball Association
San Diego St. 61, UC Riverside 33
When: 11:00 PM ET, Monday, December 22, 2014
Where: Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl, San Diego, California
Officials:
# Kevin Brill, # Ruben Ramos, # Chris Rastatter
Attendance:
12414
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No. 23 San Diego State 61, UC Riverside 33: Aqeel Quinn scored 18 points and made five 3-pointers as the host Aztecs rolled past the Highlanders.
J.J. O’Brien contributed 12 points and eight rebounds for San Diego State (9-3). The Aztecs lost guard Dwayne Polee II when he collapsed with 11:08 to play in the first half and was taken to a local hospital.
Jaylen Bland scored nine points to lead UC Riverside (6-5). Taylor Johns grabbed 11 rebounds and scored seven points for the Highlanders, who shot 27.5 percent from the field and 2-of-17 from 3-point range.
San Diego State’s lead was 14-10 after UC Riverside’s Alex Larsson scored on a layup with 10:45 left in the half, the Highlanders’ last field goal in a half that ended with the Aztecs leading 26-11. Quinn was hot with 15 first-half points.
The Highlanders scored just one point over a span of 13:18 until Bland hit a 3-pointer early in the second half before O’Brien scored eight straight points to give San Diego State a 35-14 lead with 15:15 to play. Shepard made two free throws to push the margin to 24 with 13:09 remaining and the lead topped out at 29 points.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Polee was playing defense when he collapsed and he was treated on the court by paramedics for approximately 15 minutes before being wheeled off by a stretcher. … Johns committed seven of UC Riverside’s 17 turnovers. … San Diego State was 11-of-22 from the free-throw line, and the Highlanders were 3-of-6.
Top Game Performances
| UC Riverside |
|
San Diego St. |
|
Jaylen Bland 9 |
Scoring |
Aqeel Quinn 18 |
|
Taylor Johns 3 |
Assists |
J.J. O'Brien 4 |
|
Taylor Johns 11 |
Rebounds |
J.J. O'Brien 8 |
|
Jaylen Bland 1 |
Free Throws Made |
Winston Shepard 5 |
|
Jaylen Bland 2 |
Steals |
J.J. O'Brien 2 |
|
Taylor Johns 3 |
Blocks |
Skylar Spencer 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| UC Riverside
|
33 |
27.5 |
2-17 |
3-6 |
5 |
30 |
4 |
8 |
17 |
| San Diego St.
|
61 |
39.6 |
8-27 |
11-22 |
13 |
35 |
9 |
7 |
9 |
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