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UC Riverside defeats CSU Bakersfield in Big West Conference Tournament 83-78

AP
Mar 14, 2024

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) Barrington Hargress had 20 points in UC Riverside's 83-78 victory over CSU Bakersfield on Wednesday night in the Big West Conference Tournament.

Fifth-seeded Riverside will face No. 4 Long Beach State in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

Hargress also contributed six assists for the Highlanders (16-17). Isaiah Moses scored 15 points while going 4 of 9 from the floor, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and 5 for 6 from the line. Kaleb Smith had 14 points and shot 5 for 11 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 2 of 6 from the free-throw line.

The Roadrunners (13-19) were led by Kaleb Higgins, who recorded 35 points and five assists. Modestas Kancleris added 12 points, nine rebounds and two blocks for CSU Bakersfield. Tom Mark also had 11 points and six rebounds.

Niyi Olabode scored eight points in the first half and UC Riverside went into the break trailing 44-33. UC Riverside used a 10-0 second-half run to come back from a six-point deficit and take the lead at 56-52 with 12:18 left in the half before finishing off the victory. Hargress scored 13 second-half points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
CSUB
Roadrunners
44
UCRV
Highlanders
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Tom Mark vs. Kaleb Smith (Roadrunners gains possession)
19:46	+3	Kaleb Higgins makes three point jump shot (Tom Mark assists)	3-0
19:28	+2	Kaleb Smith makes two point dunk (Barrington Hargress assists)	3-2
18:54		Kaleb Higgins misses three point jump shot
18:52		Wil Tattersall defensive rebound
18:45		Barrington Hargress misses two point jump shot
18:43		Kaleb Higgins defensive rebound
18:30	+2	Tom Mark makes two point layup (Kaleb Higgins assists)	5-2
18:15	+2	Kaleb Smith makes two point dunk (Wil Tattersall assists)	5-4
17:44		Marvin McGhee misses three point jump shot
17:42		Highlanders defensive rebound
17:25		Jump ball. (Highlanders gains possession)
17:18		Kaleb Higgins shooting foul (Barrington Hargress draws the foul)
17:18	+1	Barrington Hargress makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-5
17:18	+1	Barrington Hargress makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-6
16:56	+2	Kaleb Higgins makes two point jump shot	7-6
16:43	+3	Kaleb Smith makes three point jump shot (Nate Pickens assists)	7-9
16:19		Kaleb Higgins misses two point jump shot
16:17		Tom Mark offensive rebound
16:10	+3	Marvin McGhee makes three point jump shot (Kaleb Higgins assists)	10-9
16:00		Corey Stephenson blocks Kaleb Smith's two point layup
15:58		Corey Stephenson defensive rebound
15:49		Kaleb Higgins misses three point jump shot
15:47		Isaiah Moses defensive rebound
15:39		Nate Pickens turnover (lost ball) (Corey Stephenson steals)
15:39		Nate Pickens personal foul
15:39		TV timeout
15:27	+2	Tom Mark makes two point jump shot (Kaleb Higgins assists)	12-9
15:00		Kaleb Smith turnover (lost ball) (Kaleb Higgins steals)
14:36		Modestas Kancleris misses two point jump shot
14:34		Kaleb Smith defensive rebound
14:18	+3	Niyi Olabode makes three point jump shot (Kaleb Smith assists)	12-12
13:55	+2	Kaleb Higgins makes two point jump shot	14-12
13:42		Niyi Olabode misses three point jump shot
13:40		Vladimer Salaridze offensive rebound
13:37		Nate Pickens turnover (lost ball)
13:17		Isaiah Moses personal foul
13:14	+2	Kaleb Higgins makes two point jump shot (Naseem Gaskin assists)	16-12
12:43	+3	Isaiah Moses makes three point jump shot (Nate Pickens assists)	16-15
12:13	+2	Cameron Wilbon makes two point jump shot	18-15
12:12		Highlanders 30 second timeout
12:12		TV timeout
12:00		Nate Pickens turnover (lost ball) (Naseem Gaskin steals)
11:51	+2	Kareem Watson makes two point layup (Modestas Kancleris assists)	20-15
11:42		Isaiah Moses misses two point jump shot
11:40		Isaiah Moses offensive rebound
11:33		Isaiah Moses turnover (bad pass)
11:12	+2	Modestas Kancleris makes two point jump shot	22-15
10:48		Kareem Watson blocks Niyi Olabode's three point jump shot
10:46		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
10:17	+2	Modestas Kancleris makes two point jump shot	24-15
9:55		Marvin McGhee personal foul
9:43		Kaleb Smith misses three point jump shot
9:21		Corey Stephenson misses two point jump shot
9:19		Jhaylon Martinez defensive rebound
9:06	+3	Nate Pickens makes three point jump shot (Barrington Hargress assists)	24-18
8:34	+2	Modestas Kancleris makes two point jump shot (Kaleb Higgins assists)	26-18
8:12		Jhaylon Martinez misses two point jump shot
8:10		Tom Mark defensive rebound
8:00		Modestas Kancleris misses three point jump shot
7:58		Jhaylon Martinez defensive rebound
7:51		Corey Stephenson shooting foul (Kaleb Smith draws the foul)
7:51		TV timeout
7:51		Kaleb Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:51	+1	Kaleb Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-19
7:22	+2	Kaleb Higgins makes two point jump shot	28-19
7:06		Barrington Hargress misses two point layup
7:04		Corey Stephenson defensive rebound
6:57	+3	Kaleb Higgins makes three point jump shot	31-19
6:56		Highlanders 30 second timeout
6:41		Kaleb Smith misses three point jump shot
6:39		Nate Pickens offensive rebound
6:32	+2	Isaiah Moses makes two point layup	31-21
6:06		Nate Pickens shooting foul (Corey Stephenson draws the foul)
6:06	+1	Corey Stephenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-21
6:06	+1	Corey Stephenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-21
5:45		Kaleb Smith misses two point jump shot
5:43		Naseem Gaskin defensive rebound
5:27	+3	Marvin McGhee makes three point jump shot (Naseem Gaskin assists)	36-21
5:11		Isaiah Moses misses three point jump shot
5:09		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
4:43	+2	Modestas Kancleris makes two point jump shot (Marvin McGhee assists)	38-21
4:25		Isaiah Moses misses three point jump shot
4:23		Naseem Gaskin defensive rebound
3:57	+2	Cameron Wilbon makes two point layup	40-21
3:39	+3	Barrington Hargress makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Moses assists)	40-24
3:26		Roadrunners 30 second timeout
3:09	+2	Kareem Watson makes two point jump shot (Marvin McGhee assists)	42-24
2:53		Niyi Olabode turnover (bad pass)
2:23		Modestas Kancleris turnover (bad pass) (Vladimer Salaridze steals)
1:58	+3	Niyi Olabode makes three point jump shot (Barrington Hargress assists)	42-27
1:32		Kaleb Higgins turnover (lost ball) (Vladimer Salaridze steals)
1:29		Kareem Watson shooting foul (Niyi Olabode draws the foul)
1:29	+1	Niyi Olabode makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-28
1:29	+1	Niyi Olabode makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-29
1:18		Modestas Kancleris offensive foul
1:18		Modestas Kancleris turnover (offensive foul)
1:08		Barrington Hargress misses two point layup
1:07		Highlanders offensive rebound
1:07		Marvin McGhee personal foul
0:50	+2	Barrington Hargress makes two point jump shot	42-31
0:24	+2	Tom Mark makes two point layup (Modestas Kancleris assists)	44-31
0:02	+2	Vladimer Salaridze makes two point layup (Isaiah Moses assists)	44-33
0:01		Naseem Gaskin turnover (traveling)
0:01		Niyi Olabode misses three point jump shot
0:00		Highlanders offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CSUB
Roadrunners
34
UCRV
Highlanders
50

Time		Play	Score
19:34		Isaiah Moses misses two point jump shot
19:32		Tom Mark defensive rebound
19:28		Tom Mark turnover (bad pass) (Kaleb Smith steals)
19:20	+3	Kaleb Smith makes three point jump shot (Barrington Hargress assists)	44-36
18:57		Kaleb Smith personal foul
18:38		Marvin McGhee misses two point layup
18:36		Fidelis Okereke offensive rebound
18:32		Fidelis Okereke misses two point layup
18:32		Corey Stephenson offensive rebound
18:32		Jump ball. (Highlanders gains possession)
18:29		Tom Mark misses two point jump shot
18:27		Isaiah Moses defensive rebound
18:19		Nate Pickens turnover (out of bounds)
17:58		Naseem Gaskin turnover (bad pass) (Niyi Olabode steals)
17:56		Marvin McGhee personal foul
17:46		Kaleb Higgins shooting foul (Barrington Hargress draws the foul)
17:46	+1	Barrington Hargress makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-37
17:46	+1	Barrington Hargress makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-38
17:16	+2	Kaleb Higgins makes two point jump shot	46-38
17:08	+3	Isaiah Moses makes three point jump shot (Barrington Hargress assists)	46-41
17:03		Vladimer Salaridze personal foul
16:59	+2	Kaleb Higgins makes two point jump shot	48-41
16:46	+2	Vladimer Salaridze makes two point layup (Isaiah Moses assists)	48-43
16:46		Dalph Panopio shooting foul (Vladimer Salaridze draws the foul)
16:46	+1	Vladimer Salaridze makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-44
16:22		Kaleb Smith shooting foul (Cameron Wilbon draws the foul)
16:22	+1	Cameron Wilbon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-44
16:22	+1	Cameron Wilbon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-44
15:56	+2	Isaiah Moses makes two point jump shot	50-46
15:22	+2	Modestas Kancleris makes two point jump shot (Kaleb Higgins assists)	52-46
15:05	+3	Vladimer Salaridze makes three point jump shot (Nate Pickens assists)	52-49
14:48		Modestas Kancleris turnover (lost ball) (Niyi Olabode steals)
14:33		Isaiah Moses misses two point jump shot
14:33		Kaleb Smith offensive rebound
14:33		Tom Mark personal foul
14:33		TV timeout
14:19		Modestas Kancleris blocks Vladimer Salaridze's two point layup
14:17		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
14:08		Modestas Kancleris turnover (bad pass) (Barrington Hargress steals)
14:07		Jaden Alexander personal foul
13:46	+2	Barrington Hargress makes two point jump shot	52-51
13:27		Tom Mark turnover (bad pass) (Niyi Olabode steals)
13:20		Nate Pickens misses two point layup
13:20		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
13:20		Jump ball. Modestas Kancleris vs. Benjamin Griscti (Benjamin Griscti gains possession)
13:20		Modestas Kancleris turnover (lost ball) (Benjamin Griscti steals)
13:15		Modestas Kancleris shooting foul (Benjamin Griscti draws the foul)
13:15	+1	Benjamin Griscti makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-52
13:15		Benjamin Griscti misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:15		Niyi Olabode offensive rebound
12:57	+2	Barrington Hargress makes two point jump shot	52-54
12:34		Fidelis Okereke turnover (lost ball) (Niyi Olabode steals)
12:18	+2	Barrington Hargress makes two point jump shot	52-56
11:54		Marvin McGhee misses two point jump shot
11:52		Barrington Hargress defensive rebound
11:40		Kaleb Smith misses three point jump shot
11:38		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
11:38		Benjamin Griscti personal foul
11:38		TV timeout
11:28	+2	Kaleb Higgins makes two point jump shot	54-56
11:05		Kaleb Smith misses three point jump shot
11:03		Kaleb Higgins defensive rebound
10:53		Kaleb Higgins misses two point layup
10:51		Niyi Olabode defensive rebound
10:47		Isaiah Moses turnover (traveling)
10:27		Tom Mark misses two point jump shot
10:25		Vladimer Salaridze defensive rebound
10:09	+3	Nate Pickens makes three point jump shot (Barrington Hargress assists)	54-59
10:00		Barrington Hargress shooting foul (Tom Mark draws the foul)
10:00	+1	Tom Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-59
10:00	+1	Tom Mark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-59
9:46		Vladimer Salaridze misses two point layup
9:44		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
9:30		Marvin McGhee misses two point layup
9:28		Niyi Olabode defensive rebound
9:23		Kaleb Higgins shooting foul (Niyi Olabode draws the foul)
9:23		Niyi Olabode misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:23	+1	Niyi Olabode makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-60
8:58		Kaleb Higgins misses two point jump shot
8:56		Highlanders defensive rebound
8:34		Barrington Hargress misses three point jump shot
8:32		Vladimer Salaridze offensive rebound
8:23		Nate Pickens misses three point jump shot
8:21		Kaleb Higgins defensive rebound
8:06		Isaiah Moses personal foul
8:00		Modestas Kancleris turnover (bad pass) (Benjamin Griscti steals)
7:43		Benjamin Griscti misses two point jump shot
7:41		Corey Stephenson defensive rebound
7:26		Kaleb Higgins misses three point jump shot
7:24		Benjamin Griscti defensive rebound
7:09		Corey Stephenson shooting foul (Nate Pickens draws the foul)
7:09		TV timeout
7:09	+1	Nate Pickens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-61
7:09	+1	Nate Pickens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-62
6:47	+2	Modestas Kancleris makes two point jump shot (Corey Stephenson assists)	58-62
6:26	+3	Benjamin Griscti makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Moses assists)	58-65
6:05		Corey Stephenson misses two point layup
6:03		Modestas Kancleris offensive rebound
5:43		Marvin McGhee misses two point jump shot
5:41		Kaleb Smith defensive rebound
5:25	+2	Barrington Hargress makes two point jump shot	58-67
5:07		Kaleb Higgins misses two point jump shot
5:05		Nate Pickens defensive rebound
4:56		Corey Stephenson shooting foul (Benjamin Griscti draws the foul)
4:56	+1	Benjamin Griscti makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-68
4:56	+1	Benjamin Griscti makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-69
4:40		Marvin McGhee misses three point jump shot
4:38		Tom Mark offensive rebound
4:36	+2	Tom Mark makes two point layup	60-69
4:35		Roadrunners 30 second timeout
4:35		TV timeout
4:04		Highlanders turnover (shot clock violation)
3:37		Cameron Wilbon misses two point jump shot
3:35		Modestas Kancleris offensive rebound
3:34		Modestas Kancleris misses two point layup
3:33		Tom Mark offensive rebound
3:33		Kaleb Smith shooting foul (Tom Mark draws the foul)
3:33		TV timeout
3:33		Tom Mark misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:33	+1	Tom Mark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-69
3:04		Nate Pickens misses three point jump shot
3:02		Tom Mark defensive rebound
2:50		Tom Mark misses two point layup
2:48		Kaleb Higgins offensive rebound
2:42	+2	Kaleb Higgins makes two point layup	63-69
2:12		Modestas Kancleris blocks Nate Pickens's two point layup
2:10		Modestas Kancleris defensive rebound
2:01		Barrington Hargress blocks Kaleb Higgins's two point jump shot
1:59		Kaleb Smith defensive rebound
1:36	+2	Kaleb Smith makes two point jump shot	63-71
1:24		Kaleb Smith personal foul (Kaleb Higgins draws the foul)
1:24	+1	Kaleb Higgins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-71
1:24		Kaleb Higgins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:24		Kaleb Smith defensive rebound
1:22		Cameron Wilbon personal foul (Kaleb Smith draws the foul)
1:22		Kaleb Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:22	+1	Kaleb Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-72
1:07		Kaleb Higgins misses two point jump shot
1:05		Isaiah Moses defensive rebound
1:04		Modestas Kancleris personal foul (Isaiah Moses draws the foul)
1:04		Isaiah Moses misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:04	+1	Isaiah Moses makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-73
0:57		Jaden Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Niyi Olabode steals)
0:53	+2	Barrington Hargress makes two point layup (Vladimer Salaridze assists)	64-75
0:53		Modestas Kancleris shooting foul (Barrington Hargress draws the foul)
0:53	+1	Barrington Hargress makes regular free throw 1 of 1	64-76
0:44	+2	Kaleb Higgins makes two point layup	66-76
0:44		Vladimer Salaridze shooting foul (Kaleb Higgins draws the foul)
0:44	+1	Kaleb Higgins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	67-76
0:41		Cameron Wilbon personal foul (Isaiah Moses draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Isaiah Moses makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-77
0:41	+1	Isaiah Moses makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-78
0:41		Highlanders 30 second timeout
0:33	+2	Kaleb Higgins makes two point jump shot	69-78
0:32		Roadrunners 30 second timeout
0:30		Barrington Hargress turnover (bad pass) (Modestas Kancleris steals)
0:30	+3	Kaleb Higgins makes three point jump shot	72-78
0:29		Roadrunners 60 second timeout
0:27		Modestas Kancleris personal foul (Isaiah Moses draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Isaiah Moses makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-79
0:27	+1	Isaiah Moses makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-80
0:22	+2	Kaleb Higgins makes two point jump shot	74-80
0:22		Corey Stephenson personal foul (Nate Pickens draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Nate Pickens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-81
0:22		Nate Pickens misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:22		Corey Stephenson defensive rebound
0:14	+2	Kaleb Higgins makes two point layup	76-81
0:14		Kaleb Higgins personal foul (Nate Pickens draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Nate Pickens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-82
0:14		Nate Pickens misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:14		Kareem Watson defensive rebound
0:12		Kareem Watson turnover (out of bounds)
0:12		Corey Stephenson personal foul (Kaleb Smith draws the foul)
0:12		Kaleb Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:12		Kaleb Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:12		Jaden Alexander defensive rebound
0:06	+2	Jaden Alexander makes two point layup	78-82
0:06		Marvin McGhee personal foul (Nate Pickens draws the foul)
0:06		Nate Pickens misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:06	+1	Nate Pickens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-83
0:01		Dalph Panopio misses three point jump shot
0:00		Roadrunners offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Roadrunners offensive rebound