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UC Riverside Highlanders vs New Mexico Lobos Wrap - New Mexico Wins 82-68
New Mexico got 15 points from Chris Howell en route to a 82-68 victory over UC Riverside on Tuesday at The Pit.
New Mexico won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the -19.5-point spread.
Jake Hall had 14 points for New Mexico and Antonio Chol chipped in with 14 points. Chris Howell had 5 assists for them, while Tomislav Buljan was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 11 boards.
UC Riverside got 27 points from Andrew Henderson in a losing cause and another 14 points from Osiris Grady. Marqui Worthy Jr. contributed 3 assists for them, while Denzel Hines had 10 rebounds.
New Mexico led at halftime, $HalfScore.
The rebound battle favored New Mexico as they grabbed 34 boards, while UC Riverside only had 30
New Mexico heads into a battle against New Mexico State. UC Riverside, meanwhile, will have their next action against North Dakota.