Welp scores 30 to carry UC Irvine over UC Riverside 68-51

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Collin Welp had a season-high 30 points as UC Irvine got past UC Riverside 68-51. Austin Johnson had 16 points for UC Irvine (6-4, 1-0 Big West Conference). Justin Hohn added 10 points. JP Moorman II had 16 points for the Highlanders (7-5, 1-1). Callum McRae added 10 points and five assists. Flynn Cameron, whose 11 points per game coming into the matchup ranked second on the Highlanders, had only two points. He shot 0 of 5 from beyond the arc.