Western Illinois Leathernecks at UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
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55 - 61
55 - 61
UC Santa Barbara beats Western Illinois 61-55
Williams went 6 of 11 from the field and 10 of 12 from the line. Michael Bryson scored 11 points for the Gauchos (7-4) and Eric Childress came off the bench to post 8.
A close first half ended with Western Illinois holding a 29-24 advantage after leading by as many as six. UC Santa Barbara took a 34-31 lead at 15:12 in the second on a Kyle Boswell 3-pointer. Another 3 by Boswell and a bucket by Williams in the final minutes gave the Gauchos lead for good.
The Gauchos struggled with accuracy from the field, hitting just 36 percent overall. The Leathernecks (5-7) had 16 turnovers in the game, nine of which were forced by UCSB.
Jabari Sandifer led the Leathernecks with 13 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 55 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Alan Williams Defensive Rebound. | 55 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Garret Covington missed Three Point Jumper. | 55 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Garret Covington Defensive Rebound. | 55 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Eric Childress missed Free Throw. | 55 - 61 |
Statistics
 WIU |
 UCSB |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-48 | FG | 19-53 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 3-17 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 18 |
| 8-19 | FT | 20-28 |
| 42 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Assists | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
Location: Logan, UT
Attendance: 1,915 | Capacity:
Location: Logan, UT
Attendance: 1,915 | Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
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 |