UC Irvine Anteaters vs UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Sow lifts UC Santa Barbara past UC Irvine 78-69 in Big West
HENDERSON, Nev. -- — Amadou Sow had 21 points and 16 rebounds as five-seed UC Santa Barbara got past four-seed UC Irvine 78-69 in the Big West Conference tournament quarterfinals on Thursday. Ajare Sanni added 20 points for the Gauchos.
Calvin Wishart had 14 points for UC Santa Barbara (17-10). Miles Norris added eight rebounds.
DJ Davis had 21 points for the Anteaters (15-10). Collin Welp added 17 points and eight rebounds. Dawson Baker had 16 points.
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Game Information
Henderson, NV
Referee:Gregory Nixon
Referee:Daryl Gelinas
Referee:Ian Caldwell
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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