Dominick Pickett scored a game-high 14 points and Jock Perry added 13 points and seven rebounds tonight to help UC Riverside deny Hawai’i, 62-52, in the quarterfinals of the Air Force Reserve Big West Championships at the Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas.
Zyon Pullin added 10 points, five rebounds and five assists for the No. 3 seed Highlanders, who improved to 14-7 overall and advance to Friday’s semifinal vs. No. 2 seed UC Irvine. Junior Madut scored 12 points and grabbed five boards to lead the Warriors, whose season ends at 11-10.
UC Riverside led 26-24 at halftime and opened the lead to 38-31 five minutes into the second half after 7-foot-1 Perry swished a 3-pointer from the left wing five minutes into the second half, and then 44-36 with 12:24 remaining.