Javon Borum had 30 points, going 24:12 by free-throw line, such as cutting UC Riverside UC Irvine 73-68 Tuesday night in the opening Big West Conference, both teams.
Kareem Nitot made 13 points and Phil Martin added 10 Highlanders (5-7). Kevin Bradshaw had 10 points and nine rebounds, and Elliott Berry also participated in the 10 panels of UC Riverside, which was held in 1952-1939 to accelerate the board.
Borum was 7 of 13 on the ground, including 7.4 of the 3-point range, while nearly everyone trouble scoring. Riverside shot 33 percent in the game, while only 36 percent Irvine.
With Daman led Anteaters (6-7) with 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting. Darren Moore scored 13 points and eight rebounds and Mike Wilder 11 points for Irvine.
