UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at Missouri State Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Dez White scores 26 and Missouri State beats UCSB 68-56
White shot 6 for 11 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 11 of 12 from the free-throw line for the Bears (7-5). Vincent Brady II scored 13 points while going 4 of 8 and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line and added seven rebounds. Michael Osei-Bonsu finished 5 of 8 from the floor to finish with 10 points.
Kenny Pohto led the way for the Gauchos (7-5) with 20 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Cole Anderson added 11 points for UCSB. Deuce Turner finished with seven points.
Missouri State took the lead with 6:05 left in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 31-25 at halftime, with White racking up 17 points. Missouri State pulled away with an 8-0 run in the second half to extend a four-point lead to 12 points. They outscored UCSB by six points in the final half, as White led the way with a team-high nine second-half points.
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Statistics
 UCSB |
 MOST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-48 | FG | 22-45 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 6-18 | 3PT | 6-13 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 10-16 | FT | 18-24 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 9 | Assists | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 19 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 1,762 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawai'i | 2-0 | - | 9-2 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 2-0 | - | 8-2 |
| UC Irvine | 2-0 | - | 7-4 |
| UC San Diego | 1-0 | 0.5 | 8-1 |
| UC Riverside | 1-1 | 1 | 5-5 |
| Cal State Northridge | 1-1 | 1 | 5-5 |
| Cal Poly | 1-1 | 1 | 5-6 |
| UC Davis | 0-1 | 1.5 | 5-3 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 0-2 | 2 | 4-7 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 0-2 | 2 | 4-7 |
| Long Beach State | 0-2 | 2 | 2-9 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennesaw State | 0-0 | - | 8-2 |
| New Mexico State | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
| Liberty | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
| Sam Houston | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
| Western Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
| Florida International | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
| Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
| Middle Tennessee | 0-0 | - | 5-4 |
| Jacksonville State | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
| Missouri State | 0-0 | - | 4-5 |
| UTEP | 0-0 | - | 3-5 |
| Delaware | 0-0 | - | 3-6 |