Sonoma State Cossacks @ UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sonoma St SON | 25 | 26 | 51 |
UCSB | 39 | 36 | 75 |
UC Santa Barbara beats D-II Sonoma State for first victory
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Gabe Vincent scored 14 of his 17 points in the first half when UC Santa Barbara built a 14-point lead, and the Gauchos defeated Sonoma State 75-51 on Thursday night for the their first victory.
Vincent's only points of the second half came on his fifth 3-pointer of the night and put the Gauchos (1-5) ahead 55-33 with 12:16 remaining. The lead remained in the 20s.
Vincent finished 5 of 6 from the arc. Jalen Canty added 12 points and nine rebounds with Alex Hart scoring 11 points.
Eric Childress' 3-pointer snapped a 7-all tie and UCSB led thereafter. An 8-3 run to end the half, including a pair of Vincent 3-pointers, gave the Gauchos a 39-25 lead after shooting 53.8 percent.
Nate Molony-Benjamin scored 10 points for the Division-II Seawolves (4-3).
Game Information
Santa Barbara, CA
Referee:Steven Espinoza
Referee:Rob Rorke
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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