Ramsey leads UC Santa Barbara past Cal Poly 65-56
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Devearl Ramsey scored 19 points and UC Santa Barbara beat Cal Poly 65-56 in a Big West Conference opener on Wednesday night.
Ramsey was 6 of 14 from the field for the Gauchos (12-3, 1-0). JaQuori McLaughlin added 17 points on four 3-pointers and Ar'Mond Davis had 11 points and seven rebounds.
McLaughlin opened the game with a pair of 3-pointers and Davis added a third as the Gauchos surged to a 13-7 start. Another McLaughlin 3 helped stretch it to 20-10 midway through the half and they held on for a 35-27 lead at the break.
Cal Poly battled back to tie the score 46-all with 9:49 to play but could never grab the lead. The Gauchos took off again as a Davis 3, a McLaughlin dunk and a Ramsey layup helped take it to 65-51 with 1:25 left.
Donovan Fields scored 19 points with eight assists for the Mustangs (4-10, 0-1) who have lost five of the last six.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Tom Nunez
- Deldre Carr
- Tom Nally
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 |