UC Santa Barbara pulls away from Idaho State in 84-65 win
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Ar'Mond Davis scored 19 points, Devearl Ramsey added 18 and UC Santa Barbara beat Idaho State 84-65 on Saturday.
Both teams started off strong as Idaho State shot 12 of 22 -- including 5 of 9 from 3-point range -- and made 9 of 12 foul shots in the first half for a 38-37 lead. The Gauchos were 15 of 29 including 5 of 10 from 3 before the break.
Idaho State's Chier Maker hit a jump shot with 16:26 remaining for a 48-47 advantage marking the last lead for the Bengals. Maker made a pair of foul shots to tie it at 51 before the Gauchos (9-3) took control with a 10-0 run in a three-minute span.
Jarriesse Blackmon, Amadou Sow and Sekou Toure each scored 10 for the Gauchos, who have won all five home games.
Maker led Idaho State (4-5) with 12 points while Brandon Boyd and Balint Mocsan each scored 11.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Jeff Ketchu
- Andy Cohn
- Phil White
2023-24 Big Sky Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Washington | 15-3 | - | 21-11 |
| Montana | 12-6 | 3 | 24-12 |
| Northern Colorado | 12-6 | 3 | 19-14 |
| Weber State | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| Montana State | 9-9 | 6 | 17-18 |
| Portland State | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Northern Arizona | 7-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Idaho State | 7-11 | 8 | 14-20 |
| Idaho | 5-13 | 10 | 11-21 |
| Sacramento State | 4-14 | 11 | 10-24 |
2023-24 Big West Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 17-3 | - | 24-10 |
| UC San Diego | 15-5 | 2 | 21-12 |
| UC Davis | 14-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
| Hawai'i | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Long Beach State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-15 |
| UC Riverside | 10-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| Cal State Northridge | 9-11 | 8 | 19-15 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 9-11 | 8 | 16-15 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 8-12 | 9 | 13-19 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 7-13 | 10 | 14-18 |
| Cal Poly | 0-20 | 17 | 4-28 |
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