UC Davis 89, Whittier 53

UC Davis 89, Whittier 53

Published Dec. 31, 2009 5:51 a.m. ET

Mark Payne scored a career-high 28 points and UC Davis cruised to an 89-53 victory Whittier on Wednesday night.

Joe Harden had 10 points and 12 rebounds and Dominic Calegari added 13 points for the Aggies (4-8).

Drew Menez scored 17 points and David Hayashi added 15 for the Poets (4-4), who have lost four straight.

The game was tied 17-all until the Aggies took control with a 22-0 run, capped by Payne's basket with 4:07 to play in the first half.

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The Poets ended their scoring drought with a free throw with 3:14 left but then failed to score again the rest of the half.

The Aggies led 45-18 at intermission and by as many as 44 points in the second half.

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