UC Santa Barbara Gauchos @ UC Riverside Highlanders
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UCSB | 29 | 36 | 65 |
UCR | 18 | 37 | 55 |
UC Santa Barbara turns back UC Riverside 65-55
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Michael Bryson scored 18 points and John Green had 14 to lead UC Santa Barbara to a 65-55 win over UC Riverside on Thursday night.
Bryson hit 7 of 11 shots and scored 12 points in the second half after the Gauchos (12-12, 6-5 Big West) took a 29-18 lead at the half.
Secean Johnson had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Highlanders (13-15, 4-8), who got within two early in the second half.
Santa Barbara then pushed the lead back to 10 before Johnson's 3-point play pulled the Highlanders with 52-47 with 5:34 left.
The difference was still five with about 4 1/2 minutes left and both teams missed chances until Bryson's jumper at 2:43. He added two more free throws before Menno Dijkstra's basket at 1:51 ended the Highlanders' field goal drought since Johnson's bucket. Riverside shot just 36 percent (20 of 56), including 5 of 27 behind the arc.
Game Information
Riverside, CA
Referee:Michael Irving
Referee:Deron White
Referee:Rob Rorke
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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