UC Riverside at Saint Mary's 11/29/21 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The UC Riverside Highlanders will be on the road Monday night for a matchup against the Saint Mary’s Gaels. UC Riverside has played well to start the season coming into Monday night riding a three game win streak following an 11 point victory on Friday. Defensively UC Riverside dominated Florida A&M as the Rattlers shot an abysmal 32.4% from the floor and 16% from beyond the arc to score only 49 total points.

Offensively the Highlanders were mediocre against Florida A&M converting on 39.6% of their shots, while committing 19 team turnovers to score 60 points in the game. Zyon Pullin lead the way with a team high 17 points on 6 of 12 shooting in 34 minutes. Callum McRae chipped in 10 points and a team high 16 rebounds.

The Saint Mary’s Gaels Monday 6-1 on the year following a six point loss to Wisconsin to give the Gales their first blemish of the season. The Gaels Shot the ball well against Wisconsin converting on 42% of their shots but 16 turnovers and 21 team fouls led to the Wisconsin victory.

Alex Ducas led all scorers for Saint Mary’s with a team high 13 points in 38 minutes, while Logan Johnson added twelve points on six of 12 shooting. Dan Fotu added eleven points off the bench as the only non-starter to score in the game for Saint Mary’s.