UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at UC San Diego Tritons
· Big West Championship - Semifinal
51 - 69
Tait-Jones' 20 lead UC San Diego past UC Santa Barbara in Big West Tournament semifinals, 69-51
The Tritons will face the winner of the semifinal between No. 2 UC Irvine and seventh-seeded Cal Poly in Saturday's championship game.
Tait-Jones also contributed eight rebounds, nine assists, and three blocks for the Tritons (29-4). Tyler McGhie scored 13 points while going 2 of 13 from the floor, including 2 for 10 from 3-point range, and 7 for 9 from the line and added five rebounds. Nordin Kapic shot 5 for 10, including 2 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points. The Tritons picked up their 13th straight win.
Stephan D. Swenson led the Gauchos (21-13) in scoring, finishing with 12 points and six assists. UCSB also got 12 points from Ben Shtolzberg. Kenny Pohto had 10 points.
Tait-Jones scored seven points in the first half and UCSD went into halftime trailing 27-26. UCSD pulled off the victory after an 18-2 second-half run erased a two-point deficit and gave them the lead at 46-32 with 12:39 left in the half. Tait-Jones scored 13 second-half points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 51 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 51 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Maximo Milovich Defensive Rebound. | 51 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Zion Sensley missed Three Point Jumper. | 51 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Koat Keat Tong Defensive Rebound. | 51 - 69 |
Statistics
 UCSB |
 UCSD |
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|---|---|---|
| 16-60 | FG | 22-50 |
| 27 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 6-35 | 3PT | 7-26 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 13-17 | FT | 18-25 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 11 | Assists | 13 |
| 1 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 3 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fouls | 18 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Henderson, NV
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 |