UC Santa Barbara rallies late to beat Idaho 66-55
BOISE, Idaho -- Ar'Mond Davis scored 18 points with nine rebounds as UC Santa Barbara rallied in the second half to beat Idaho 66-55 on Saturday night.
Davis was 7 of 18 from the field for the Gauchos (5-1). Jarriesse Blackmon added 12 points and 10 rebounds, Amadou Sow had 11 points and JaQuori McLaughlin had 10.
The Gauchos trailed 36-32 at the break and slipped to 48-39 early in the second half. Idaho stalled near the 10-minute mark as UC Santa Barbara surged 11-4 and a Sow 3-point play capped it for a 53-50 lead with 7:48 to play. Blackmon contributed a pair of layups to a 9-0 run that extended the Gauchos advantage to 62-50 with three minutes left.
The Vandals (1-4) scored only one field goal in the final 10 minutes of the game, Cameron Tyson's 3-pointer with :32 seconds remaining.
Trevon Allen led the Vandals with 19 points and eight boards.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Ryan Holmes
- Scott DeBo
- Chad Shepherd
2024-25 Big West Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego | 2-0 | - | 11-2 |
| UC Riverside | 2-0 | - | 8-5 |
| UC Davis | 2-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Long Beach State | 2-0 | - | 6-8 |
| UC Irvine | 1-0 | 0.5 | 10-2 |
| Cal State Northridge | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Hawai'i | 0-1 | 1.5 | 7-3 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 0-2 | 2 | 7-5 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 0-2 | 2 | 6-7 |
| Cal Poly | 0-2 | 2 | 6-8 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 0-2 | 2 | 4-9 |
2024-25 Big Sky Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Arizona | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Northern Colorado | 0-0 | - | 8-5 |
| Portland State | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Montana | 0-0 | - | 7-6 |
| Weber State | 0-0 | - | 6-7 |
| Idaho State | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Idaho | 0-0 | - | 5-8 |
| Montana State | 0-0 | - | 5-8 |
| Eastern Washington | 0-0 | - | 3-9 |
| Sacramento State | 0-0 | - | 3-9 |
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