UC Irvine Anteaters @ UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Welp leads UC Irvine over UC Santa Barbara 53-52
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- — Collin Welp had 17 points and eight rebounds as UC Irvine held off UC Santa Barbara 53-52 on Thursday night.
Austin Johnson had seven rebounds and three blocks for UC Irvine (9-7, 4-3 Big West Conference).
Both teams set season lows for scoring during the game. UC Irvine totaled 20 second-half points, the lowest of the season for the visitors, while the 21 first-half points for UC Santa Barbara marked the fewest of the season for the home team.
Amadou Sow had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Gauchos (8-9, 1-5).
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Game Information
Santa Barbara, CA
Referee:Glen Mayberry
Referee:Matthew Rukasin
Referee:Juan Corral
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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