UC Santa Barbara Gauchos @ Cal State Northridge Matadors
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UCSB | 39 | 43 | 82 | ||
CSUN | 25 | 48 | 73 |
King leads UC Santa Barbara past Cal State Northridge 82-73
LOS ANGELES -- Leland King II had 25 points and 12 rebounds to lead UC Santa Barbara to an 82-73 victory over Cal State Northridge on Saturday night.
UC Santa Barbara (21-7, 10-4 Big West Conference) rebounded from consecutive losses, including a 20-point loss to conference leader UC Irvine on Thursday. CSU Northridge (6-23, 3-12) has lost nine of its last 10 games.
King was 11-of-15 shooting and had five assists, two steals and a blocked shot. Max Heidegger and Gabe Vincent added 17 points apiece for the Gauchos, and each made four 3-pointers.
Tavrion Dawson scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Matadors. Terrell Gomez had 18 points and Lyrik Shreiner chipped in 10.
UC Santa Barbara had a 14-point lead at halftime. Reggie Theus Jr.'s dunk pulled the Matadors to 63-58, but Marcus Jackson and Vincent made back-to-back 3s to help the Gauchos pull away.
Game Information
Northridge, CA
Referee:Tim Marion
Referee:Ian Caldwell
Referee:Kevin Smith
2025-26 Standings
| 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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