UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
· NCAA Men's Basketball
85 - 77
UC Santa Barbara takes out Louisiana-Lafayette 85-77
Devearl Ramsey added 16 points and Robinson Idehen 10 for the Gauchos (10-4).
UC Santa Barbara led 32-31 at halftime and never trailed in the second half. Louisiana's Dou Gueye hit a 3-pointer to tie it at 45 with 13:09 remaining before Ramsey buried a 3 25 seconds later and the Gauchos held on from there.
Trajan Wesley led Louisiana (5-8) with 17 points, Cedric Russell and Mylik Wilson scored 16 apiece, Gueye 15 and Jalen Johnson 12. The Ragin' Cajuns made 10 of 20 from 3-point range.
UC Santa Barbara now has won four straight and nine of its last 10. The Gauchos host NAIA-member Westmont on Thursday before starting Big West Conference action at Cal Poly on Jan. 8.
Losers of five straight, Louisiana starts Sun Belt Conference action when it hosts South Alabama on Thursday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 85 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 85 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Sekou Toure made Free Throw. | 85 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Sekou Toure made Free Throw. | 84 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Cedric Russell. | 83 - 77 |
Statistics
 UCSB |
 UL |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-56 | FG | 26-55 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 5-19 | 3PT | 9-20 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 22-30 | FT | 16-19 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 84 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 22 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 10 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 21 | Fouls | 23 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 5 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Lafayette, LA
Attendance: 3,455 | Capacity:
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 |
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |