UC Santa Barbara Gauchos @ Sacramento State Hornets
Heidigger hits 4 3s, scores 23; UCSB beats Sacramento St.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Max Heidigger hit four 3-pointers and finished with 23 points and Leland King II had his sixth double-double of the season to help UC Santa Barbara beat Sacramento State 82-72 on Saturday night.
King, a graduate transfer from Nevada, had 11 points, 12 rebounds and four assists. Jalen Canty added 15 points and nine rebounds, Marcus Jackson had 13 points and career-high tying eight assists and Gabe Vincent scored 12 for UCSB (10-3).
Jackson made back-to-back 3s as the Gauchos scored 13 of the final 15 first-half points to take a 44-32 lead into the break and Sacramento State never threatened in the second half. The Hornets trailed by double figures until Justin Strings hit a 3-pointer with 1:34 to play.
Strings led Sacramento State (3-10) with 19 points, Jordan Tolbert hit four 3s and finished with 16 points and Joshua Patton scored 15. Strings, a senior forward, has scored in double figures in 33 consecutive games.
UCSB, which has won nine of its last 10 games, committed a season-low five turnovers.
Game Information
Sacramento, CA
Referee:Randy McCall
Referee:Deron White
Referee:Mark Cook
2025-26 Standings
| Big West ConferenceBig West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawai'i | 13-5 | - | 21-7 |
| UC Irvine | 13-5 | - | 20-10 |
| UC San Diego | 11-7 | 2 | 21-9 |
| Cal State Northridge | 11-7 | 2 | 18-12 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-8 | 2.5 | 18-12 |
| UC Davis | 10-8 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 10-8 | 3 | 15-15 |
| Cal Poly | 9-9 | 4 | 13-17 |
| Long Beach State | 5-13 | 8 | 9-21 |
| UC Riverside | 5-14 | 8.5 | 10-21 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-16 | 11 | 8-22 |
| Big Sky ConferenceBig Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 12-5 | - | 18-10 |
| Montana State | 11-6 | 1 | 17-13 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-6 | 1 | 13-17 |
| Montana | 10-7 | 2 | 16-14 |
| Weber State | 10-7 | 2 | 16-14 |
| Northern Colorado | 9-8 | 3 | 19-11 |
| Idaho | 8-9 | 4 | 16-14 |
| Idaho State | 5-12 | 7 | 12-18 |
| Sacramento State | 5-12 | 7 | 9-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-13 | 8 | 10-20 |
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