National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
UC Riverside 66, Arizona State 65
When: 8:30 PM ET, Thursday, November 11, 2021
Where: Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Officials: # David Hall, # Larry Spalding, # Eric Curry
Attendance: 7594

J.P. Moorman II made a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from about 60 feet, well beyond halfcourt, to give UC Riverside a 66-65 win over Arizona State on Thursday night at Tempe, Ariz.

Moorman II, a transfer from Temple, took the inbound pass with 1.7 seconds left, turned and threw up the shot uncontested. It was a swish at the buzzer.

Luther Muhammad's one-handed running shot in the lane with two seconds left put Arizona State ahead 65-63. The shot was the first made from the field by Arizona State since 5:52 remained, when Kimani Lawrence dunked.

After Muhammad was whistled for an offensive foul with 37.5 seconds left, UC Riverside's Wil Tattersall missed a 3-point attempt.

The Sun Devils called a timeout with 14.3 seconds left to set up a play and Muhammad, an Ohio State transfer, made his shot.

The referee blew the whistle although UC Riverside inbounded the ball. That allowed the Highlanders (1-1) to inbound the ball again, leading up to Moorman's winning shot.

Moorman finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

UC Riverside's Flynn Cameron tallied 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field, including 6-of-8 from 3-point range. Zyon Pullin finished with 10 points for the visitors.

Lawrence had 19 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field and grabbed 12 rebounds for Arizona State (1-1). Marcus Bagley finished with 18 points behind 3-of-4 shooting from 3-point range.

UC Riverside led 34-32 at halftime behind Cameron and Moorman combining for 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field while the rest of the team was 5 of 21.

The Highlanders were 10 of 20 from 3-point range in the first half behind Cameron's 4-of-5 performance. In their opener, the Highlanders were 6 of 22 from long distance in a loss to San Diego State.

The Sun Devils went on an 8-2 run to grab a 48-43 lead, their largest of the game at that point, with 12:27 remaining.

A jumper by Pullin and a 3-pointer by Moorman on the following possession with 2:26 left put UC Riverside ahead 62-61.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
UC Riverside   Arizona State
Flynn Cameron 18 Scoring Kimani Lawrence 19
Zyon Pullin 8 Assists Marreon Jackson 3
J.P. Moorman II 11 Rebounds Kimani Lawrence 12
Zyon Pullin 4 Free Throws Made Marcus Bagley 5
Flynn Cameron 1 Steals Luther Muhammad 2
Jhaylon Martinez 1 Blocks Alonzo Gaffney 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
UC Riverside 66 37.7 14-29 6-10 19 37 1 1 13
Arizona State 65 39.1 5-18 10-13 12 34 6 4 10