UC Riverside Highlanders at UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
· NCAA Men's BasketballUC Riverside knocks off UCSB 81-64
Smith also had six rebounds for the Highlanders (15-17, 10-10 Big West Conference). Nate Pickens scored 16 points while shooting 5 for 9 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line. Barrington Hargress went 5 of 15 from the field (1 for 4 from 3-point range) to finish with 11 points.
Josh Pierre-Louis led the Gauchos (16-14, 9-11) in scoring, finishing with 17 points and two steals. Yohan Traore added 16 points for UCSB. Cole Anderson also recorded 11 points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 81 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Gage Gomez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ariel Bland. | 81 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Benjamin Griscti made Jumper. Assisted by Nate Pickens. | 81 - 61 |
| 2nd 1:03 | Foul on Ben Shtolzberg. | 79 - 61 |
Statistics
UCR |
UCSB |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-64 | FG | 23-47 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 14-30 | 3PT | 5-12 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 7-7 | FT | 13-19 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 13 | Assists | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 27 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 26 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: The Thunderdome
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Attendance: 2,702 | Capacity:
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Attendance: 2,702 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawai'i | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 2-0 | - | 9-4 |
| UC Irvine | 2-0 | - | 9-5 |
| UC San Diego | 1-0 | 0.5 | 10-2 |
| Cal State Northridge | 1-1 | 1 | 8-5 |
| UC Riverside | 1-1 | 1 | 6-8 |
| Cal Poly | 1-1 | 1 | 5-9 |
| UC Davis | 0-1 | 1.5 | 6-5 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 0-2 | 2 | 6-8 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 0-2 | 2 | 5-8 |
| Long Beach State | 0-2 | 2 | 3-10 |


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