UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at Akron Zips
· SOUTH POINT HOLIDAY HOOPS CLASSIC
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 84
70 - 84
Akron beats UC Santa Barbara in Las Vegas 84-70
Robotham and Jake Kretzer, who had 14 points, both made four 3-pointers while Antino Jackson added three treys for 14 points. Akron (8-2) was 15-of-42 from 3-point range.
UCSB (2-7), which lost its fifth straight, was led by Gabe Vincent's 16 points.
UCSB was nine back with three minutes left but the Zips used 10 free throws and a basket by Robotham to ensure the win.
The Zips came in as the nation's second-ranked team in 3-point defense (23.3 percent) and third in overall field-goal defense (34.8). But the Gauchos shot 46.4 percent, including 35 percent from 3, in reaching 70 points for the first time this season. But they also had 19 turnovers and got just two second-chance points off 10 offensive rebounds.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Official TV Timeout | 70 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Akron Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Grant Troutt missed Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Noah Robotham made Layup. | 70 - 84 |
Statistics
 UCSB |
 AKR |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-56 | FG | 27-56 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 7-20 | 3PT | 15-32 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 11-14 | FT | 15-21 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 37 | Points in Paint | 27 |
| 21 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: South Point Arena
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 250 | Capacity:
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 250 | Capacity:
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| 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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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 32-2 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-6 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Central Michigan | 6-12 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Western Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |