UC Santa Barbara Gauchos @ UC Riverside Highlanders
Mahaney's 20 lead UC Santa Barbara over UC Riverside 76-68
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- — Aidan Mahaney scored 20 points as UC Santa Barbara beat UC Riverside 76-68 on Thursday night.
Mahaney shot 7 of 17 from the field and went 4 for 4 from the line for the Gauchos (17-8, 10-4 Big West Conference). CJ Shaw scored 18 points and added five assists. Zion Sensley shot 4 of 6 from the field, including 3 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 4 from the line to finish with 13 points.
Andrew Henderson led the Highlanders (8-18, 3-11) in scoring, finishing with 22 points. UC Riverside also got 15 points and eight rebounds from Jailen Daniel-Dalton. Marqui Worthy also had 14 points.
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Game Information
Riverside, CA
Referee:Mike Reed
Referee:Antinio Petty
Referee:Eric Curry
2025-26 Standings
| Big West ConferenceBig West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawai'i | 10-3 | - | 18-5 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 10-4 | 0.5 | 17-8 |
| UC Irvine | 9-4 | 1 | 16-9 |
| Cal State Northridge | 8-5 | 2 | 15-10 |
| UC Davis | 8-6 | 2.5 | 15-10 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 8-6 | 2.5 | 13-13 |
| UC San Diego | 7-7 | 3.5 | 17-9 |
| Cal Poly | 6-8 | 4.5 | 10-16 |
| Long Beach State | 4-9 | 6 | 8-17 |
| UC Riverside | 3-11 | 7.5 | 8-18 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-12 | 8.5 | 8-18 |
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