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UC Riverside Highlanders vs UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos Recap - UC-Santa Barbara Wins 68-61

Eric Childress scored 21 points leading UC-Santa Barbara to a 68-61 victory over UC Riverside at Thunderdome on Thursday.

UC-Santa Barbara won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +2.0-point spread as underdogs.

Clifton Powell had 16 points for UC-Santa Barbara and Jarriesse Blackmon chipped in with 10 points. Max Heidegger had 4 assists for them, while Alex Hart was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 15 boards.

UC Riverside got 14 points from Malik Thames in a losing cause and another 12 points from Secean Johnson. Dikymbe MArtin contributed 5 assists for them, while Secean Johnson had 6 rebounds.

UC-Santa Barbara led at halftime, $HalfScore.

UC-Santa Barbara won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 38-24.

Next game, UC-Santa Barbara takes its act on the road to face Cal State-Fullerton looking for another win. For UC Riverside, they head home to face Cal Poly.