UC San Diego Tritons @ UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UCSD | 42 | 42 | 84 |
UCSB | 33 | 43 | 76 |
Tait-Jones scores 22 as UC San Diego knocks off UC Santa Barbara 84-76
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- — Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones' 22 points helped UC San Diego defeat UC Santa Barbara 84-76 on Thursday.
Tait-Jones had six rebounds for the Tritons (7-2, 1-0 Big West Conference). Nordin Kapic scored 19 points while going 6 of 16 from the floor, including 1 for 9 from 3-point range, and 6 for 6 from the line and added six rebounds. Hayden Gray had 13 points and went 6 of 9 from the field.
The Gauchos (6-2, 0-1) were led in scoring by Stephan Swenson, who finished with 21 points, five assists and three steals. UCSB also got 17 points and 12 rebounds from Jason Fontenet II. Deuce Turner finished with 14 points.
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Game Information
Santa Barbara, CA
Referee:Rick Crawford
Referee:Mike Scyphers
Referee:Bill Vinovich
2025-26 Standings
| 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 |
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