N. Arizona 68, UC Riverside 56

N. Arizona 68, UC Riverside 56

Published Dec. 17, 2009 9:46 a.m. ET

DeAngelo Jones and Cameron Jones each scored 17 points and Northern Arizona beat UC Riverside 68-56 Sunday.

The victory was the first in four games for the Lumberjacks (3-5), who ended the Highlanders' five-game winning streak.

Rudy Meo led the Riverside (5-3) with 16 points and Sean Cunningham added 14.

Northern Arizona took a 36-22 lead into halftime after Riverside shot just 6 of 20 in the first 20 minutes.

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The Lumberjacks trailed 6-5 early, but Cameron Jones scored five straight points and NAU led the rest of the way.

Later in the half, the Lumberjacks broke open the game with a 16-5 run. Cameron Jones and DeAngelo Jones accounted for 14 of the 16 points.

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