UCLA vs. UC Riverside Game Preview and Prediction
By Ryan Kay
The UC Riverside Highlanders (3-4) will travel to Pauley Pavilion to take on the UCLA Bruins (4-2).
The Highlanders are coming off a 109-63 win over Bethesda (CA) on Sunday. Benjamin Griscti led UC Riverside with 14 points, while Dominick Alexander added 13 points and 10 rebounds. The Bruins, on the other hand, are coming off a 69-65 loss to Gonzaga on Wednesday. Lazar Stefanovic led UCLA with 16 points, while Adem Bona added 15 points and 6 rebounds.
UC RIversides top performers this season
Leading Scorer: Barrington Hargress (12 ppg)
Leading Rebounder: Jhaylon Martinez (4.7 rpg)
Leading Blocker: Benjamin Griscti (1 bpg)
Leading Assister: Isaiah Moses (4.7 astg)
UCLA at UC Riverside
Date: November 30, 2023, Thursday
Time: 8:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Television/Online: Pac-12 Network
The five times the two teams have played each other in the past: UCLA has emerged victorious in all of those meetings.
In their most recent meeting: UCLA defeated UCR 98-56 in 2016.
Last season: UC Riverside finished in third place in the Big West Conference.
This season: The Highlanders are 3-4 and two of those wins were against non-division one opponents. They lost on the road to Utah and North Carolina by 25 or more points and also lost away from home to Portland and Montana State.
UCLA 87, UC Riverside 66 is the prediction for this game.
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