UC Santa Barbara Gauchos @ Cal State Northridge Matadors
Norris lifts UC Santa Barbara past CS Northridge 72-45
LOS ANGELES -- — Miles Norris had a career-high 31 points as UC Santa Barbara romped past Cal State Northridge 72-45 on Tuesday night.
Norris hit 11 of 13 shots, including 9 of 10 on 3-pointers. Amadou Sow had 17 points for UC Santa Barbara (8-7, 1/3 Big West Conference), which ended its six-game road losing streak. Calvin Wishart added six rebounds.
Cal State Northridge totaled 13 second-half points, a season low for the team.
Elijah Hardy had 13 points for the Matadors (5-13, 1-6), whose losing streak reached five games. Darius Beane added 10 points. Fidelis Okereke had 12 rebounds.
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Game Information
Northridge, CA
Referee:Kevin Brill
Referee:Wilson Holland
Referee:Deldre Carr
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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