UC Irvine Anteaters @ UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UCI | 26 | 25 | 51 |
UCSB | 27 | 27 | 54 |
Alan Williams lead UCSB over UC Irvine 54-51
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Alan Williams had 15 points and 15 rebounds Saturday night, and UC Santa Barbara beat UC Irvine 54-51.
Zalmico Harmon's 3-pointer gave the Gauchos a 49-45 lead with 1:25 left -- the first points in 4:57 for UCSB (16-12, 9-5 Big West).
Travis Souza's 3-pointer pulled Irvine (17-11, 10-4) within 49-48.
Williams made 1 of 2 free throws and DaJuan Smith added two more for a 52-48 lead with 15.2 seconds left.
Will Davis II's three-point play got UCI within one, but Harmon made two free throws and the Gauchos fouled Jaron Martin with 1.5 seconds left to prevent a 3-point opportunity. Martin missed both.
The Anteaters' loss allowed UC Davis (12-2) to clinch at least a share of the conference title. The Gauchos finished the week with a home sweep of the conference leaders.
Davis had 16 points to lead UCI, which made 5 of 15 free throws.
Game Information
Santa Barbara, CA
Referee:Jeff Ketchu
Referee:Jeff Wooten
Referee:Martin Cichocki
2025-26 Standings
| Big 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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