Creighton Bluejays vs UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Men's Basketball Championship - West Region - 1st Round
62
22-5
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UCSB | 30 | 32 | 62 |
CREI | 34 | 29 | 63 |
63
21-8
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 25 | 12 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 33 | 13 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 35 | 11 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | 13 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 15 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | 4 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
62 | 22-57 | 5-21 | 13-17 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 16 | |
39% | 24% | 76% |
Creighton Bluejays
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 32 | 15 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 37 | 8 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 38 | 17 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | 8 | 3-10 | 1-7 | 1-1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 29 | 13 | 5-14 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
63 | 26-58 | 7-25 | 4-7 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 14 | |
45% | 28% | 57% |
Game Information
Indianapolis, IN
Referee:Gregory Nixon
Referee:Keith Kimble
Referee:Tony Chiazza
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big West ConferenceBig West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 5-1 | - | 12-6 |
| Hawai'i | 4-1 | 0.5 | 12-3 |
| UC San Diego | 3-2 | 1.5 | 13-4 |
| Cal State Northridge | 3-3 | 2 | 10-8 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 3-3 | 2 | 8-10 |
| Cal Poly | 3-3 | 2 | 7-11 |
| UC Davis | 2-3 | 2.5 | 9-7 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 2-3 | 2.5 | 9-7 |
| Long Beach State | 2-3 | 2.5 | 6-11 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-4 | 3 | 8-10 |
| UC Riverside | 1-4 | 3.5 | 6-11 |
| Big East ConferenceBig East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 6-0 | - | 16-1 |
| Seton Hall | 4-1 | 1.5 | 14-2 |
| Villanova | 4-1 | 1.5 | 13-3 |
| St. John's | 4-1 | 1.5 | 11-5 |
| Creighton | 4-2 | 2 | 10-7 |
| DePaul | 2-4 | 4 | 10-7 |
| Xavier | 2-4 | 4 | 10-7 |
| Butler | 1-4 | 4.5 | 10-6 |
| Georgetown | 1-4 | 4.5 | 9-7 |
| Providence | 1-4 | 4.5 | 8-8 |
| Marquette | 1-5 | 5 | 6-11 |
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