UC Santa Barbara Gauchos @ Long Beach State Beach
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UCSB | 37 | 28 | 65 |
LBSU | 30 | 34 | 64 |
UCSB's last second layup beats Long Beach 65-64
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Michael Bryson's layup with 1 second left lifted UC Santa Barbara over Long Beach State 65-64 on Thursday.
Two free throws by Long Beach's Mike Caffey with 16 seconds left gave the 49ers a 64-63 lead, but Bryson put back a missed jumper by Alan Williams with 1 second left to lift the Gauchos (16-6, 7-2 Big West) to victory.
UCSB led by as much as 13 in the second, but Long Beach (10-14, 6-4) whittled the lead, using a 10-2 run sparked by a 3-pointer by Branford Jones, to tie the game at 60 with 4:35 left on another Jones trey.
The teams were tied at 30, but UCSB's Kyle Boswell drilled a trey, starting a 7-0 run and the Gauchos led 37-30 at intermission.
Williams led UCSB with 16 points and eight boards. Bryson finished with 15 and eight.
Tyler Lamb led Long Beach State with 13 points.
Game Information
Long Beach, CA
Referee:Michael Reed
Referee:Mike Scyphers
Referee:Tony Padilla
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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