Cal State Fullerton Titans @ UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
UC Santa Barbara beats CS Fullerton 68-49
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Michael Bryson scored 23 points as UC Santa Barbara beat Cal State Fullerton 68-49 on Saturday night.
John Green added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Gouchos (10-9, 3-2 Big West Conference) and Eric Childress had 11.
After a close first half, Cal State Fullerton pulled ahead on a 10-4 run to end the period with a 36-31 lead.
The Gouchos came back after trailing 40-38 early in the second period on an 8-0 run featuring 3-pointers by Bryson and Mitch Brewe to lead 46-40 with 13:20 to play. The Titans (8-12, 0-5) scored just nine more points in the game after that -- and not a single point in the final three minutes -- allowing the Gouchos to pull far ahead and cruise to the win.
Lanerryl Johnson led Cal State Fullerton with 21 points. The Titans have now lost five-straight games in conference.
Game Information
Santa Barbara, CA
Referee:Don McAllister
Referee:Levon Zakarian
Referee:Jeremy Dente
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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