UC Santa Barbara Gauchos @ Cal Poly Mustangs
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UCSB | 43 | 33 | 76 |
CP | 38 | 35 | 73 |
Vincent's 27 leads UC Santa Barbara past Cal Poly 76-73
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Gabe Vincent got to the basket for a layup with 11 seconds left in the game to give UC Santa Barbara the lead and Eric Childress added two free throws with a second left to give the Gauchos a 76-73 win over Cal Poly in a battle of teams in search of their first win in Big West Conference play Thursday night.
Vincent finished with 27 points on 9-of-21 shooting, including 7 of 11 from long range. Sam Beeler added 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.
Santa Barbara (7-8, 1-1 Big West) built a five-point lead at intermission, but the Mustangs battled back to take a 73-72 lead on a 3-pointer by Joel Awich with 1:29 left in the game, but Cal Poly did not score again.
David Nwaba scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Cal Poly (6-9, 0-2).
Game Information
San Luis Obispo, CA
Referee:Mike Scyphers
Referee:Daryl Gelinas
Referee:Brett Nansel
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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