UC Santa Barbara Gauchos @ Cal Poly Mustangs
Cal Poly 67, UC Santa Barbara 49
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Dylan Royer scored 23 points and Cal Poly ended a six-game losing streak against UC Santa Barbara, defeating the Gauchos 67-49 Saturday night.
Royer hit 7 of 16 3-point attempts for the Mustangs (12-11, 8-5 Big West), including two after Santa Barbara had carved a 17-point deficit to 55-49. He hit back-to-back 3s from the left corner to push Cal Poly's lead back to 61-49 and the Mustangs pulled away from there.
Alan Williams, who was questionable with a sprained ankle for much of the week, led the Gauchos (8-16, 4-9) with 24 points, 17 rebounds and four blocked shots.
Cal Poly shot just 35 percent from the field but hit 11 of 30 3-pointers and was 14 of 15 from the foul line.
Santa Barbara shot 43.5 percent but made only 3 of 14 3-pointers and was 6 of 9 from the line.
Game Information
San Luis Obispo, CA
Referee:Quinton Reece
Referee:Phil White
Referee:Scott Johnson
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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