SAN DIEGO – San Diego basketball fell by a score of 85-71 on Friday evening to UC Riverside at the Jenny Craig Pavilion as the Toreros dropped the final game of their opening five-game home stand.

Graduate guard Adrian McIntyre led the Toreros with a season-high 15 points in the loss. Junior forward Vuk Boskovic was just behind with 14 points of his own and a game-high five assists, while junior center Assane Diop headlined his team's efforts on the glass with seven rebounds, to go with a block and a steal. 
 
After a sluggish shooting start, the Toreros never fully recovered. USD trailed by as much as 20 points but didn't back down, cutting the deficit down to 10 with over seven and a half minutes left through more efficient scoring from the floor, particularly in the paint, where UCR has allowed 42.4 points per game this season. 
 
A San Diego three attempt that would have cut the deficit to single digits with plenty of game left just clipped the back of the rim, was rebounded by the Highlanders, who hit a 3-pointer in transition to suddenly make it a 13-point game, ceding the Torero momentum.

USD, who entered the game top-20 in the nation in 3-point shooting, shot at a 28% clip from deep, while the visiting Highlanders were 47.1% from three. UCR also edged the Toreros overall from the field, 54.5% to 42.4%. 

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San Diego will be back in action on Tuesday evening when the team travels to Palm Desert, Calif. to compete in the Acrisure Series, facing off with the Cal Baptist Lancers. Tip-off against the Lancers at Acrisure Arena is set for 3:30 p.m., and will be exclusively broadcasted over the radio on USDToreros.com/watch with Jack Cronin on the call.