UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at Montana State Bobcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
91 - 69
UCSB pounds Montana State 91-69 for seventh straight win
Max Heidegger added 19 points and Jalen Canty scored 15 for the Gauchos (8-2), who are off to their best start since the 2007-08 season. Joe Pasternack is enjoying the best start by a first-year coach for UCSB.
Tyler Hall, the leading scorer for the Bobcats (6-5) who has been battling an ankle injury for nearly a month, had 19 points. Joe Mvuezolo Jr. and Harald Frey scored 12 and 10, respectively.
The Gauchos led by four points when King hit two 3-pointers and UCSB outscored the Bobcats 17-12 to close the half up 40-31.The Bobcats got no closer than five points after halftime.
UCSB shot 57 percent (37 of 65) from the floor and 50 percent (9 of 18) from beyond the 3-point arc. Montana State shot 43 percent (23 of 54) from the floor and made just 7 of 22 from long range.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 91 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Alex Hart made Jumper. | 91 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Alex Hart Offensive Rebound. | 89 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Clifton Powell Jr. missed Jumper. | 89 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Zach Green made Free Throw. | 89 - 69 |
Statistics
 UCSB |
 MTST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 37-65 | FG | 23-54 |
| 57 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 9-18 | 3PT | 7-22 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 8-11 | FT | 16-24 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 10 | Assists | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 18 | Fouls | 16 |
| 23 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Bozeman, MT
Attendance: 2,271 | Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
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