Southern Jaguars at UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
68 - 77
68 - 77
UC Santa Barbara pulls away late to beat Southern 77-68
The Gauchos (8-4) turned a one-point advantage into a 69-59 lead with 1:39 left after a trio of consecutive 3-pointers by McLaughlin, Brandon Cyrus and Devearl Ramsey.
UC Santa Barbara took its first lead of the game on McLaughlin's jumper that made it 40-39 at the 15-minute mark of the second half.
The Jaguars (3-10) opened the game on an 11-1 run and never trailed in the first half, going into the break with a 34-26 lead.
McLaughlin was 3 of 5 from 3-point range and the Gauchos were 8 of 15.
Ahsante Shivers led Southern with 22 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Sekou Toure Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Ahsante Shivers missed Three Point Jumper. | 68 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Matt Freeman made Free Throw. | 68 - 77 |
Statistics
 SOU |
 UCSB |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-54 | FG | 25-51 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 8-24 | 3PT | 8-15 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 53 |
| 10-12 | FT | 19-24 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 14 | Assists | 18 |
| 2 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 21 | Fouls | 13 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: The Thunderdome
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Attendance: 837 | Capacity:
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Attendance: 837 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |
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 |