Cal Poly Mustangs @ UC San Diego Tritons
Tait-Jones' 25 lead UCSD past Cal Poly 95-68
SAN DIEGO -- — Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones' 25 points helped UCSD defeat Cal Poly 95-68 on Thursday.
Tait-Jones shot 6 of 9 from the field and 13 for 14 from the line for the Tritons (14-2, 4-0 Big West Conference). Hayden Gray scored 21 points while shooting 8 for 12 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line and added six steals. Nordin Kapic had 16 points and shot 5 for 7 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. The Tritons picked up their 12th straight win.
Owen Koonce finished with 20 points and six rebounds for the Mustangs (6-11, 0-5). Guzman Vasilic added 15 points for Cal Poly. Peter Bandelj had 12 points.
NEXT UP
Both teams play on Saturday. UCSD hosts UC Irvine and Cal Poly hosts UCSB.
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Game Information
San Diego, CA
Referee:Kelly Self
Referee:James Ford
Referee:Tommy Johnson
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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