San Diego Toreros @ UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Dee, Anderson lift San Diego past UC Santa Barbara 79-65
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Johnny Dee scored 22 points and Christopher Anderson added 17 as San Diego defeated UC Santa Barbara 79-65 on Thursday night.
The Toreros (5-5) led 41-26 at the half but wouldn't let the Gauchos (4-5) get closer than eight in the second half by being clutch at the foul line.
San Diego finished 27 of 32 from the line -- 19 of 22 in the second half. The Toreros scored their last 17 points from the foul line, hitting their last 14 in a row, including eight in the final minute.
Alan Williams led Santa Barbara with 18 points, with Gabe Vincent and Michael Bryson adding 13 apiece. Williams and John Green, who had 10 points, both had eight rebounds.
Dee, who moved into second on the San Diego career scoring list with 1,727 points, also had six rebounds and Anderson had six assists.
Game Information
Santa Barbara, CA
Referee:Mike Scyphers
Referee:Dick Cartmell
Referee:Tony Padilla
2025-26 Standings
| West Coast ConferenceWest Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |
| 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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