RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Dikymbe Martin scored 22 points on Thursday night and UC Riverside held on in the final minute for a 75-71 win over Pepperdine.
The Highlanders (3-7) took the lead for good on Dominick Pickett's jumper that made it 65-64 with 2:27 left in the game. Martin's layup at 1:14 pushed the lead to three, Pepperdine (5-4) cut it back to one before Ajani Kennedy's dunk for UCR made it 69-66 with 36 seconds left. Pepperdine's Colby Ross turned it over with 21 seconds left and the Highlanders made all six free throws from there to secure the win.