20
Feb
D1 Men's Digest
Highlander Ben Waller stuffs stat sheet in 28pt win
Ben Waller, Lachlan Brewer and Bailey Nunn lift NCAA wins on busy Friday for Aussies.
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🇦🇺 UC Riverside 93, CSUB 65 (Final)
UC Riverside: 9–19 (10th in Big West)
Traralgon freshman Ben Waller delivered 15 points in UC Riverside’s 28-point home win against CSUB on Friday as the Highlanders built separation early and controlled the second half. Waller played 28 minutes and shot 5–from–8 from the field, including 1–from–2 from beyond the arc, while converting 4–of–4 from the free throw line. He added six rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal with one turnover.
Ben Waller — Freshman, Guard, UC Riverside
From Traralgon, VIC │ Height: —
• Minutes: 28 │ Points: 15 (3.3) │ Rebounds: 6 (2.0) │ Assists: 3 (0.6) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 2 │ Turnovers: 1 │ FG: 5–8 │ 3PT: 1–2 │ FT: 4–4
🇦🇺 Idaho State 73, Montana 69 (Final)
Idaho State: 11–17 (10th in Big Sky)
Launceston sophomore Lachlan Brewer and Bridgetown senior Caleb Van De Griend featured in Idaho State’s four-point home win against Montana on Friday as the Bengals held their margin in the closing possessions. Brewer played 30 minutes and recorded 11 points on 5–from–8 shooting, including 1–from–3 from beyond the arc. He added three rebounds, two assists and one steal with one turnover. Van De Griend logged six minutes and scored six points on 2–from–4 shooting, knocking down 1–from–1 from three-point range and 1–of–1 from the free throw line. He collected two rebounds and one block with one turnover.
Lachlan Brewer — Sophomore, Guard, Idaho State
From Launceston, TAS │ Height: 1.98 m
• Minutes: 30 │ Points: 11 (8.1) │ Rebounds: 3 (3.5) │ Assists: 2 (1.3) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 1 │ FG: 5–8 │ 3PT: 1–3 │ FT: 0–0
Caleb Van De Griend — Senior, Forward, Idaho State
From Bridgetown, WA │ Height: 2.03 m
• Minutes: 6 │ Points: 6 (12.3) │ Rebounds: 2 (6.5) │ Assists: 0 (0.7) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 1 │ Turnovers: 1 │ FG: 2–4 │ 3PT: 1–1 │ FT: 1–1
🇦🇺 Alabama A&M 63, Florida A&M 61 (Final)
Alabama A&M: 16–11 (2nd in SWAC)
Adelaide junior Angok Anyang featured in Alabama A&M’s two-point road win against Florida A&M on Friday as the Bulldogs secured the result on the final possession. Anyang played two minutes and did not record a statistic, attempting no field goals or free throws.
Angok Anyang — Junior, Forward, Alabama A&M
From Adelaide, SA │ Height: 2.06 m
• Minutes: 2 │ Points: 0 (1.2) │ Rebounds: 0 (1.4) │ Assists: 0 (0.2) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 0–0 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 0–0
🇦🇺 Cal State Fullerton 93, UC Davis 92 (Final)
Cal State Fullerton: 14–14 (5th in Big West)
Melbourne junior Bailey Nunn delivered 11 points in Cal State Fullerton’s one-point home win against UC Davis on Friday as the Titans secured the result in the final possession. Nunn played 32 minutes and shot 3–from–5 from the field, including 3–from–4 from beyond the arc, while converting 2–of–2 from the free throw line. He added four rebounds, five assists and one block without committing a turnover.
Bailey Nunn — Junior, Guard, Cal State Fullerton
From Melbourne, VIC │ Height: 1.83 m
• Minutes: 32 │ Points: 11 (3.8) │ Rebounds: 4 (2.0) │ Assists: 5 (1.2) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 1 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 3–5 │ 3PT: 3–4 │ FT: 2–2
🇦🇺 Central Arkansas 88, Stetson 76 (Final)
Central Arkansas: 18–10 (2nd in ASUN)
Melbourne freshmen Harry Beauchamp and Truman Byrne featured in Central Arkansas’ 12-point road win against Stetson on Friday as the Bears built separation in the second half. Beauchamp played 13 minutes and finished without scoring, shooting 0–from–1 from the field while adding one rebound and one assist with two turnovers. Byrne logged 17 minutes and recorded two points on 1–from–2 shooting, including 0–from–1 from beyond the arc, while collecting five rebounds, two assists and one steal without committing a turnover.
Harry Beauchamp — Freshman, Guard, Central Arkansas
From Melbourne, VIC │ Height: 1.96 m
• Minutes: 13 │ Points: 0 (4.0) │ Rebounds: 1 (1.4) │ Assists: 1 (1.0) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 2 │ FG: 0–1 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 0–0
Truman Byrne — Freshman, Forward, Central Arkansas
From Melbourne, VIC │ Height: 2.08 m
• Minutes: 17 │ Points: 2 (4.3) │ Rebounds: 5 (3.3) │ Assists: 2 (2.1) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 1–2 │ 3PT: 0–1 │ FT: 0–0
🇦🇺 Cal Poly 86, Hawai'i 75 (Final)
Hawai'i: 18–7 (2nd in Big West)
Brisbane senior Harry Rouhliadeff featured in Hawai'i’s 11-point home loss to Cal Poly on Friday as the Rainbow Warriors trailed after halftime and were unable to close the margin late. Rouhliadeff played 17 minutes and finished without scoring, shooting 0–from–4 from the field, including 0–from–2 from beyond the arc. He collected six rebounds and committed four turnovers.
Harry Rouhliadeff — Senior, Forward, Hawai'i
From Brisbane, QLD │ Height: 2.06 m
• Minutes: 17 │ Points: 0 (11.0) │ Rebounds: 6 (4.8) │ Assists: 0 (1.5) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 4 │ FG: 0–4 │ 3PT: 0–2 │ FT: 0–0
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