UC Santa Barbara Gauchos @ Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
Mitchell carries UC Santa Barbara past CS Bakersfield 74-62
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- — Ajay Mitchell had a season-high 21 points as UC Santa Barbara beat Cal State Bakersfield 74-62 on Thursday night.
Cole Anderson had 18 points for UC Santa Barbara (10-9, 3-5 Big West Conference). Amadou Sow added 14 points.
Justin McCall had 20 points for the Roadrunners (6-12, 1-8), who have now lost six consecutive games. Cameron Smith added 14 points.
Justin Edler-Davis, who led the Roadrunners in scoring coming into the contest with 10.0 points per game, failed to make a shot (0 of 5). Kaleb Higgins, who was second on the Roadrunners in scoring coming into the contest with 10 points per game, shot only 13% in the game (1 of 8).
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Game Information
Bakersfield, CA
Referee:Michael Greenstein
Referee:Wilson Holland
Referee:Brady Chelette
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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