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UC Santa Barbara beats UC Riverside 92-87 in Big West semi | |
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) Ajay Mitchell had 28 points in UC Santa Barbara's 92-87 win over UC Riverside on Friday in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals. The No. 2 seed in the tournament, the Gauchos will face fourth-seeded Cal State Fullerton in Saturday's tournament championship game. Mitchell had seven assists for the Gauchos (24-7). Josh Pierre-Louis scored 20 points while shooting 8 of 13 from the field and 3 for 6 from the line, and added five assists. Miles Norris shot 5 for 7 (3 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free throw line to finish with 16 points, while adding six rebounds. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | Z. Pullin | 18.3 | |||
| Rebounds: | L. Olbrich | 6.0 | |||
| Assists: | F. Cameron | 3.4 | |||
| FG%: | Z. Pullin | 48.6% | |||
| FT%: | Z. Pullin | 77.1% | |||
| 3P%: | J. Hartwell II | 41.9% | |||
| Steals: | F. Cameron | 1.2 | |||
| Blocks: | L. Olbrich | 0.5 | |||
| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | UConn | 31-8 | |
| 2 | San Diego State | 32-7 | |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 29-8 | |
| 4 | Alabama | 31-6 | |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 35-4 | |
| 6 | Houston | 33-4 | |
| 7 | Texas | 29-9 | |
| 8 | UCLA | 31-6 | |
| 9 | Kansas State | 26-10 | |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 31-6 | |
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| Big West Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| UC Santa Barbara | 15-5 | 27-8 |
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | 23-12 |
| UC Riverside | 14-6 | 22-12 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-6 | 20-13 |
| Hawaii | 13-7 | 22-11 |
| UC Davis | 11-8 | 18-14 |
| Long Beach State | 11-9 | 17-16 |
| Bakersfield | 6-14 | 11-22 |
| UC San Diego | 5-13 | 10-20 |
| CSUN | 4-16 | 7-25 |
| Cal Poly | 1-18 | 8-25 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 72.4 (161) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 11.5 (66) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.1 (178) | ||||
| FG%: | 44.3% (200) | ||||
| FT%: | 69.8% (255) | ||||
| 3P%: | 36.2% (75) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 69.2 (149) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 25.3 (149) | ||||
| Assists: | 11.3 (80) | ||||
| FG%: | 45.5% (297) | ||||
| FT%: | 72.0% (212) | ||||
| 3P%: | 33.5% (166) | ||||
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