Austin leads UC Riverside past La Verne 87-71

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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP)—Kyle Austin scored 25 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to pace UC Riverside past La Verne 87-71 Thursday night.

Larry Gurganious contributed 21 points, and Konner Veteto and Sean Cunningham had 14 apiece for the Highlanders (1-2).

John Leggett led La Verne (0-2) with 21 points and seven rebounds. Trevor Woodland scored 20, including six 3-pointers.

UC Riverside outshot the Leopards 46.3 percent to 38.3 and outrebounded them 43-30.

The Highlanders ran their winning streak against the Leopards to nine straight and hold a 20-14 series edge.

La Verne was coming off an 82-54 loss at UC Irvine.

Updated Nov 20, 1:17 am EST
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