Gallinat, Dorsey lead Pacific past UC Riverside 74-54
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Roberto Gallinat scored 20 points and Lafayette Dorsey 18 to lead Pacific over UC Riverside 74-54 on Thursday.
Gallinat was 5-of-10 shooting and made 9 of 10 free throws while Dorsey was 7 of 9 from the field with the Tigers shooting 52 percent, including 58 percent in the second half when the Tigers (4-2) outscored the Highlanders by 13. Khy Kabellis added 11 points and Jahlil Tripp grabbed 10 rebounds to go with nine points.
Pacific dominated points in the paint 36-12 and outrebounded UCR 40-25.
Dikymbe Martin was 7-of-13 shooting for 20 points, making three 3-pointers, for UCR (2-3). Menno Dijkstra also made three 3-pointers and scored 13 points but the Highlanders shot just 33 percent.
Leading by nine with 7½ minutes remaining, the Tigers outscored UCR 20-10 to take their largest lead of 72-53 with 1:39 to go with Gallinat scoring 10 during the run.