UC Santa Barbara Gauchos @ Long Beach State Beach
Mahaney's 21 lead UCSB over Long Beach State 74-71
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- — Aidan Mahaney's 21 points helped UCSB defeat Long Beach State 74-71 on Saturday.
Mahaney went 8 of 13 from the field (3 for 5 from 3-point range) for the Gauchos (13-7, 6-3 Big West Conference). Colin Smith scored 11 points while going 3 of 10 and 5 of 7 from the free-throw line. CJ Shaw went 5 of 10 from the field to finish with 11 points.
The Beach (8-13, 4-5) were led by Petar Majstorovic, who recorded 21 points, six rebounds and two steals. Long Beach State also got 16 points from Isaiah Lewis. Shaquil Bender also had 15 points.
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Game Information
Long Beach, CA
Referee:Jeff Campbell
Referee:Wilson Holland
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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