UC Santa Barbara Gauchos @ Sacramento State Hornets
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UCSB | 44 | 38 | 82 |
| 32 | 40 | 72 |
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 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawai'i | 5-2 | - | 13-4 |
| UC Irvine | 5-2 | - | 12-7 |
| UC San Diego | 4-3 | 1 | 14-5 |
| UC Davis | 4-3 | 1 | 11-7 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 4-3 | 1 | 11-7 |
| Long Beach State | 4-3 | 1 | 8-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 4-4 | 1.5 | 11-9 |
| Cal Poly | 3-4 | 2 | 7-12 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 3-5 | 2.5 | 8-12 |
| UC Riverside | 2-5 | 3 | 7-12 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-6 | 3.5 | 8-12 |
| Big Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 5-0 | - | 11-5 |
| Montana State | 5-1 | 0.5 | 11-8 |
| Montana | 4-2 | 1.5 | 10-9 |
| Weber State | 4-2 | 1.5 | 10-9 |
| Idaho | 3-2 | 2 | 11-7 |
| Idaho State | 3-3 | 2.5 | 10-9 |
| Sacramento State | 2-3 | 3 | 6-11 |
| Eastern Washington | 2-3 | 3 | 4-14 |
| Northern Colorado | 1-6 | 5 | 11-9 |
| Northern Arizona | 0-7 | 6 | 6-14 |
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