UC Santa Barbara Gauchos @ Long Beach State Beach
Jones carries Long Beach St. over UC Santa Barbara 65-58
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- — Jadon Jones registered 13 points, seven rebounds and three blocks as Long Beach State topped UC Santa Barbara 65-58 on Thursday night.
Joel Murray had 15 points for Long Beach State (5-9, 1-1 Big West Conference).
Colin Slater, the Beach's second leading scorer heading into the contest at 13.0 points per game, shot only 10 percent in the game (1 of 10).
UC Santa Barbara scored 24 points in the second half, a season low for the team.
Ajay Mitchell had 15 points for the Gauchos (7-6, 0-2). Miles Norris added 10 points. Amadou Sow had 14 rebounds.
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Game Information
Long Beach, CA
Referee:Klaus Endrissat
Referee:Ken Ditty
Referee:Juan Corral
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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