Shorts sprints to push UC Davis past UC Riverside 64-63
DAVIS, Calif. -- TJ Shorts II scored 16 points, and ran from baseline to baseline to make the game-winning layup with a second left and give UC Davis a 64-63 victory over UC Riverside on Saturday night.
UC Davis (19-9, 10-4 Big West Conference) has won three straight games. UC Riverside (8-19, 3-10 Big West Conference) has lost two of its last three.
Menno Dijkstra's 3-pointer gave UC Riverside its first lead of the second half, 63-62 with seven seconds remaining. Shorts then threw the inbounds pass to a teammate, took the ball back around midcourt while at a full sprint, and split three defenders in the paint and banked in his shot for the final score.
Chance Murray scored 24 points to lead UC Riverside.
UC Davis had a 10-point halftime lead. Brandon Rosser made a layup for the Highlanders to tie it at 60 with 1:46 left. Shorts made a pair of free throws before Dijkstra's late 3.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Jeff Wooten
- Andy Cohn
- Ken Ditty
2023-24 Big West Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 17-3 | - | 24-10 |
| UC San Diego | 15-5 | 2 | 21-12 |
| UC Davis | 14-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
| Hawai'i | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Long Beach State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-15 |
| UC Riverside | 10-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| Cal State Northridge | 9-11 | 8 | 19-15 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 9-11 | 8 | 16-15 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 8-12 | 9 | 13-19 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 7-13 | 10 | 14-18 |
| Cal Poly | 0-20 | 17 | 4-28 |
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