UC Santa Barbara dominates Montana State 88-69
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Ar'mond Davis scored 22 points, JaQuori McLaughlin added 19 with five assists and UC Santa Barbara never trailed in beating Montana State 88-69 on Saturday.
Devearl Ramsey scored 13 points with eight assists, Amadou Sow added 11 with eight rebounds for the Gauchos (3-1), who shot 56 percent from the field to the Bobcats' 44 percent and outscored them 42-26 in the paint.
The Gauchos scored nine straight points for a 57-34 lead early in the second half and led by 24 points on McLaughlin's 3 with 14:39 to play. Keljin Blevins' layup capped an 11-0 run and the Bobcats closed to 70-60 with 8:41 left, but got no closer.
Ramsey's 3 capped the Gauchos' opening 13-0 run and they led by as many as 17 points en route to a 48-32 halftime lead.
Tyler Hall scored 21 points, Ladan Ricketts added 12 with four 3-pointers and Devin Kirby had 11 for the Bobcats (1-4).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Chris Rastatter
- Randy McCall
- Rob Rorke
2024-25 Big Sky Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Northern Arizona | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Northern Colorado | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
Montana | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
Portland State | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Idaho State | 0-0 | - | 3-4 |
Montana State | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
Weber State | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
Idaho | 0-0 | - | 2-5 |
Sacramento State | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
Eastern Washington | 0-0 | - | 1-5 |
2024-25 Big West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UC Irvine | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Cal State Northridge | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Hawai'i | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
UC Santa Barbara | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
UC San Diego | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
Cal State Bakersfield | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
UC Riverside | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
UC Davis | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Cal Poly | 0-0 | - | 3-4 |
Cal State Fullerton | 0-0 | - | 1-5 |
Long Beach State | 0-0 | - | 1-6 |