UC Riverside Highlanders @ UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Heidegger's 3 lifts UC Santa Barbara over UC Irvine 65-63
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Max Heidegger scored 16 points including a 3-pointer with two seconds remaining to lift UC Santa Barbara over UC Riverside 65-63 on Saturday night.
Heidegger was 7-of-12 shooting. Amadou Sow added 16 points and matched a game-high with six rebounds for the Gauchos (13-7, 2/3 Big West Conference), who shot 52.8% (28 of 53).
Arinze Chidom and Dikymbe Martin added 13 points apiece for UC Riverside (13-9, 3-3), which shot 53.2% (25 of 47). Chidom grabbed six rebounds.
UC Riverside hosts Long Beach State on Thursday. UC Santa Barbara plays at Cal State Northridge on Thursday.
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Game Information
Santa Barbara, CA
Referee:Tim Marion
Referee:Jimmy Casas
Referee:Steven Espinoza
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 |




