UC Santa Barbara Gauchos vs Cal State Northridge Matadors
Sow carries Santa Barbara over Northridge 71-68 in Big West
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Amadou Sow tallied 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead UC Santa Barbara to a 71-68 win over Cal State Northridge in the Big West Conference Tourney quarterfinals on Thursday.
Sow shot 8 for 10 from the line.
Ar'mond Davis had 19 points for UC Santa Barbara (22-9). Jaquori McLaughlin added 12 points. Devearl Ramsey had six rebounds for UC Santa Barbara.
Max Heidegger, the Gauchos' second leading scorer entering the contest at 12 points per game, shot only 11 percent in the game (1 of 9).
Lamine Diane had 22 points, 17 rebounds and five blocks for the Matadors (13-20). Terrell Gomez added 16 points. Rodney Henderson Jr. had 15 points.
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Game Information
Anaheim, CA
Referee:Tom Nally
Referee:Mark Fulton
Referee:Bill Vinovich
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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