NCAAB

UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs at Sacramento State Hornets

· NCAA Men's Basketball
UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs
, Away
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43 - 73
Sacramento State Hornets
1-0, 1-1 Home

Sacramento St rolls over UC Santa Cruz, 73-43

McKinney had 14 points to lead all scorers. Starters Dylan Garrity and Alex Tiffin scored 11 and 10 points, respectively, while Jordan Salley and Nick Hornsby did the same off the Hornets' bench.

The Hornets shot 56.5 percent from the field (26-for-46), but also struggled at the line, hitting 58.6 percent on 17-for-29 shooting.

The Banana Slugs were ice-cold from the field, connecting on just 15 of 51 shots from the floor, and to make matters worse shot just 8 of 22 from the free throw line. Four players each scored eight points to tie for team high honors.

Sacramento State jumped to a big first-half lead, taking a 37-15 advantage into intermission by using a size-advantage inside.

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Statistics

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15-51 FG 26-46
29 Field Goal % 57
5-17 3PT 4-13
29 Three Point % 31
8-22 FT 17-29
36 Free Throw % 59
31 Rebounds 41
10 Offensive Rebounds 8
21 Defensive Rebounds 33
10 Assists 17
4 Steals 8
0 Blocks 3
12 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 13
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
21 Fouls 24

Game Information

Venue: The Nest

Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 621 | Capacity:

2025-26 Big West Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
UC Irvine 15-5 - 23-12
Hawai'i 14-6 1 24-9
UC San Diego 12-8 3 23-11
Cal State Northridge 12-8 3 20-14
Cal State Fullerton 12-8 3 18-16
UC Davis 11-9 4 19-14
UC Santa Barbara 11-9 4 18-14
Cal Poly 10-10 5 14-19
Long Beach State 6-14 9 10-22
UC Riverside 5-15 10 10-22
Cal State Bakersfield 2-18 13 8-24
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