UC Irvine Anteaters at UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
· Big West Conference Tournament - Final
UCSB tops UCI for Big West title, NCAA Tournament berth
The Gauchos have won 18 of their last 19 since losing back-to-back games against UCI on Dec. 27 and Dec. 28 to open conference play and earned their first berth into the NCAA Tournament since 2011.
McLaughlin hit two 3s and Robinson Idehen scored four points in a 10-0 run that gave the Gauchos their biggest lead at 59-44 with 8:22 to play. The Anteaters, who had their six-game win streak snapped, trailed by double figures the rest of the way.
Miles Norris added 19 points and Amadou Sow had 13 points and 11 rebounds for UCSB.
Collin Welp lead UCI (18-9) with 22 points and DJ Davis added 11.
UCSB, which led for 37 minutes, 31 seconds, committed a season-low tying seven turnovers and scored 18 points off 10 Anteaters miscues.
The Gauchos shot 56.7% from the field in the second half and made 29 of 58 overall.
UC Irvine won the regular season and conference tournament crowns to earn a No. 13 seed in the 2019 NCAA Tournament. The Anteaters beat No. 4 seed Kansas State before losing to Oregon in the second round.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Amadou Sow Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Collin Welp missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Devearl Ramsey made Layup. | 63 - 79 |
| 2nd 1:06 | Amadou Sow Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 77 |
Statistics
 UCI |
 UCSB |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-54 | FG | 29-58 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 3-12 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 12-14 | FT | 13-19 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 5 | Assists | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 17 | 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 |