LAS VEGAS — Three Wildcats scored in double figures and the team forced 17 turnovers, but Abilene Christian was unable to come away with a win to close out the Vegas 4 tournament. The team showed stretches of solid basketball but were unable to put together a complete game. A tough UC Riverside squad got out to a 14-3 start and didn't look back on their way to a 76-65 win.
Key Plays
- The Highlanders scored the first four points of the game before a Cameron Steele three for the Wildcats first bucket. After that shot, UCR would go on a 10-0 run to set the tone early.
- An offensive rebound from Immanuel Allen led to a Ja'Sean Jackson three that cut the UCR lead to three points with seven and a half minutes to play in the first half.
- The Wildcats closed the first half on a 10-4 run to get within six points at the break.
- ACU opened the second half on a 10-5 run to cut the lead to one point at the first media timeout.
- A Cameron Steele three in the corner got the Wildcats back within single digits with just over seven minutes to play.
Stat Pack
- Allen went for a career-high 17 points while also tallying four rebounds, an assist and a block.
- Steele also went for 17 on the night, going 3-6 from deep, and grabbing a season-high seven rebounds.
- The Wildcats forced 17 turnovers and scored 16 points off those turnovers, but the Highlanders scored 17 points off of turnovers on just 14 forced.
- All but three of the Highlanders points come from their starting five, including a game-high 26 points from Flynn Cameron, Tobias Cameron's brother.
- After struggling from the free throw line in the first two contests in Las Vegas, the Wildcats went 14-18 from the charity stripe tonight.
Up Next
The Wildcats will continue their long road trip this week as they make their way to Flagstaff, Ariz., where they will look to get back in the win column at Northern Arizona on Sunday afternoon.
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