Utah State Aggies at UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 64
71 - 64
Utah St. earns 71-64 win over UC Santa Barbara
Utah State (3-0) used an 11-4 to jump out to a 39-29 halftime lead. UC Santa Barbara (2-1) responded, opening the half on an 8-0 run to take the 40-39 lead with 17:09 remaining.
After trading a few buckets, the Aggies ran off a 13-2 run, grabbing a 56-46 lead that they would never relinquish. Medlin scored five of the 13 while Spencer Butterfield added two 3-pointers.
The Gauchos kept chipping away, eventually cutting the lead to 67-64 on a Michael Bryson layup with 30 seconds left. However, Utah State was clutch at the line, and Ben Clifford hit all four of the team's free throws to ice the game.
Butterfield finished with 16 points while Clifford ended with 10.
Bryson led the Gauchos with 15 points while Sam Beeler added 14.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Spencer Butterfield Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Michael Bryson missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Ben Clifford made Free Throw. | 71 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Ben Clifford made Free Throw. | 70 - 64 |
Statistics
 USU |
 UCSB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-52 | FG | 24-50 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 10-21 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 17-19 | FT | 10-18 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| 1 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fouls | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: The Thunderdome
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Attendance: 2,817 | Capacity:
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Attendance: 2,817 | 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 |