UC Santa Barbara Gauchos @ UC San Diego Tritons
13-11, 6-8 Big West
46
13-11, 6-8 Big West
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UCSB | 20 | 26 | 46 |
UCSD | 39 | 22 | 61 |
16-9, 10-3 Big West
61
16-9, 10-3 Big West
Pope scores 15, UC San Diego downs UC Santa Barbara 61-46
SAN DIEGO -- — Bryce Pope scored 15 points as UC San Diego beat UC Santa Barbara 61-46 on Thursday night.
Pope shot 6 for 15 (1 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Tritons (16-9, 10-3 Big West Conference). Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones scored 13 points and added 12 rebounds. Francis Nwaokorie also finished with 13 points, while adding 10 rebounds.
Yohan Traore finished with 14 points and six rebounds for the Gauchos (13-11, 6-8). Ajay Mitchell added eight points and two blocks for UCSB.
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Game Information
San Diego, CA
Referee:Wilson Holland
Referee:Ian Caldwell
Referee:Tommy Nunez
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
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