Cal Poly Mustangs @ UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Hart has double-double; UC Santa Barbara beats Cal Poly
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Alex Hart scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and UC Santa Barbara beat Cal Poly 58-53 on Saturday night.
The game was tied at 46 before Eric Childress scored four and Hart added two for a 6-0 spurt to give the Gauchos a 52-46 lead with three minutes left. Cal Poly pulled to 55-51 with 32 seconds to play. Santa Barbara made 3 of 4 free throws, and the Mustangs missed three 3-point shots and two free throws to end it.
Hart was 7 of 15 from the floor. Clifton Powell Jr. added 13 points and a pair of 3s for the Gauchos (3-12, 1-2 Big West), who shot 12 of 15 from the line.
Donovan Fields scored 15 points and made three 3-pointers to lead Cal Poly (5-12, 0-3), which has lost eight straight.
Game Information
Santa Barbara, CA
Referee:Tom Nunez
Referee:Steven Espinoza
Referee:Phil White
2025-26 Standings
| Big West ConferenceBig 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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