1 | 2 | T | |
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UCR | 42 | 45 | 87 |
UCSB | 39 | 53 | 92 |
UC Santa Barbara beats UC Riverside 92-87 in Big West semi
Flynn Cameron drains triple vs. UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Flynn Cameron drains triple vs. UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
HENDERSON, Nev. -- — Ajay Mitchell had 28 points in UC Santa Barbara's 92-87 win over UC Riverside on Friday in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals.
The No. 2 seed in the tournament, the Gauchos will face fourth-seeded Cal State Fullerton in Saturday's tournament championship game.
Mitchell had seven assists for the Gauchos (24-7). Josh Pierre-Louis scored 20 points while shooting 8 of 13 from the field and 3 for 6 from the line, and added five assists. Miles Norris shot 5 for 7 (3 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free throw line to finish with 16 points, while adding six rebounds.
Flynn Cameron led the Highlanders (21-11) in scoring, finishing with 31 points and six assists. Zyon Pullin added 24 points and five assists for UC Riverside. In addition, Lachlan Olbrich finished with 12 points and seven rebounds.
Pierre-Louis scored 11 points in the first half and UCSB went into halftime trailing 42-39. Mitchell scored 18 points in the second half to help lead UCSB to a five-point victory.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Kevin Brill
- Mike Scyphers
- Martin Cichocki
2024-25 Big West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Hawai'i | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
UC Irvine | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
UC Santa Barbara | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Cal State Northridge | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
UC San Diego | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
Cal State Bakersfield | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
UC Davis | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Cal Poly | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
UC Riverside | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Cal State Fullerton | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
Long Beach State | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |