Montana State Bobcats at UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
69 - 88
69 - 88
UC Santa Barbara dominates Montana State 88-69
Devearl Ramsey scored 13 points with eight assists, Amadou Sow added 11 with eight rebounds for the Gauchos (3-1), who shot 56 percent from the field to the Bobcats' 44 percent and outscored them 42-26 in the paint.
The Gauchos scored nine straight points for a 57-34 lead early in the second half and led by 24 points on McLaughlin's 3 with 14:39 to play. Keljin Blevins' layup capped an 11-0 run and the Bobcats closed to 70-60 with 8:41 left, but got no closer.
Ramsey's 3 capped the Gauchos' opening 13-0 run and they led by as many as 17 points en route to a 48-32 halftime lead.
Tyler Hall scored 21 points, Ladan Ricketts added 12 with four 3-pointers and Devin Kirby had 11 for the Bobcats (1-4).
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Statistics
 MTST |
 UCSB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-54 | FG | 34-61 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 8-23 | 3PT | 11-22 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 13-18 | FT | 9-13 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 15 | Assists | 21 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 12 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: The Thunderdome
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Attendance: 2,387 | Capacity:
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Attendance: 2,387 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 8 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
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 |