Men's Basketball: UC Santa Cruz 74, UC Merced 52

Nonconference

UC SANTA CRUZ 74,

UC MERCED 52

At UC Santa Cruz

UC MERCED -- Harris Martin 1, Daniel Castillo 5, George Idehen 3, Aki Chambers 22, Anthony Shephard 2, Ahmed Elhendy 2, Michael Yonemoto 2, Griffin Alexander 6, Javon Barrino 9. Totals: 19 10-28 52.

SANTA CRUZ -- Aron West 7, Trent Reeves 2, Spencer Wells 8, Samuel Allen 6, James Townsend 2, Eric Charles 2, Kevin Konopelski 8, Brent Jacobs 19, Tyler Hunt 10, Nick Hipwell 10. Totals: 30 8-15 74.

3-pointers: Merced 4 (Chambers 1, Alexander 1, Barrino 2), Santa Cruz 6 (Allen 1, Konopelski 2, Hunt 3); Rebounds: Merced 33 (Idehen 6, Chambers 6), Santa Cruz 44 (Jacobs 8); Assists: Merced 2 (Mitchell Flores 1, Castillo 1), Santa Cruz 11 (Allen 5); Steals: Merced 2 (Shephard 1, Elhendy 1), Santa Cruz 5 (Reeves 2); Total Fouls: Merced 18, Santa Cruz 20; Fouled Out: None.

Halftime Score: Santa Cruz 34-19.

Records: UC Merced 3-12; Santa Cruz 12-9.