North Dakota State Bison at UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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66 - 85
66 - 85
Heidegger scores 33 with 8 3s, UCSB beats NDSU 85-66
The Gauchos used an 11-0 run to lead 54-36 with 15:20 to play. The Bison cut the deficit to 70-61 at 5:21 and got no closer down the stretch.
Leland King II added 23 points and nine rebounds for UC Santa Barbara, which pulled away late in the first half, closing the period with a 12-3 run to lead 40-31. Jalen Canty scored 13 and Gabe Vincent had seven points and eight assists.
Heidegger, a sophomore guard, started two games last season and averaged 7.6 points with a previous career high of 21 points against Cal State Bakersfield on Dec. 27.
Paul Miller had 18 points, and Deng Geu and Cameron Hunter added 11 each for the Bison.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:00 | UC Santa Barbara Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Cameron Hunter missed Three Point Jumper. | 66 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:05 | North Dakota State Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Brandon Davis missed Jumper. | 66 - 85 |
Statistics
 NDSU |
 UCSB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-54 | FG | 27-53 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 7-23 | 3PT | 12-22 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 55 |
| 15-20 | FT | 19-26 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 13 | Assists | 21 |
| 2 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 21 | Fouls | 20 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: The Thunderdome
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Attendance: 1,892 | Capacity:
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Attendance: 1,892 | Capacity:
2025-26 Summit League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 27-8 |
| St. Thomas | 12-4 | 2 | 24-10 |
| North Dakota | 10-6 | 4 | 18-17 |
| South Dakota | 8-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Omaha | 8-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
| Denver | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| South Dakota State | 7-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Oral Roberts | 4-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
| Kansas City | 1-15 | 13 | 4-27 |
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 |