Loyola Marymount Lions vs UC Santa Barbara Gauchos

Jerry Colangelo Classic

UC Santa Barbara GauchosSanta BarbaraUCSB

6-3

Final

	1	2	T
Santa Barbara UCSB	35	33	68
LMU LMU	28	31	59

Loyola Marymount LionsLMULMU

6-5

UCSB beats Loyola Marymount 68-59

Dec 16, 2023, 07:01 pm

PHOENIX -- — Ajay Mitchell had 25 points in UC Santa Barbara's 68-59 win over Loyola Marymount on Saturday night at the Jerry Colangelo Classic.

Mitchell also contributed six rebounds for the Gauchos (6-3). Josh Pierre-Louis scored 10 points while going 4 of 8 and 2 of 4 from the free throw line, and added 10 rebounds. Ariel Bland finished 4 of 5 from the field to finish with nine points.

Alex Merkviladze led the Lions (6-5) in scoring, finishing with 18 points and nine rebounds. Dominick Harris added 10 points for Loyola Marymount. In addition, Keli Leaupepe finished with seven points.

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Game Information

Phoenix, AZ

ESPN+

Referee:Martin Cichocki

Referee:Jason Garretson

Referee:Kristyne Esparza

NCAA Division I

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

West 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

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