UCSB Staves Off Long Beach State, 95-87, to Advance to Big West Semifinals
Josh Pierre-Louis, shown in an earlier game, scored a career-high 24 points off the bench to lead UCSB in scoring in the Big West quarterfinal win over Long Beach State, (Gary Kim / Noozhawk photo) By Barry Punzal, Noozhawk Sports Editor | @NoozhawkSports
March 11, 2021
| 1:41 p.m.
Twenty was the big number for the UCSB men’s basketball team in its Big West Tournament opener on Thursday.
Three players scored 20 or more points, and the Gauchos won their 20th game of the season, outlasting Long Beach State, 95-87, in a quarterfinal game at the Michelob Ultra Arena in the Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Resort.
Defense, Dunks Spark Big West-Champion UCSB to Strong Finish of Regular Season
UCSB’s JaQuori McLaughlin eludes a Cal Poly defender and puts up a reverse layup. (Gary Kim / Noozhawk photo) By Barry Punzal, Noozhawk Sports Editor | @NoozhawkSports
March 6, 2021
| 7:31 p.m.
The Big West-champion UCSB men s basketball team heads into March Madness on a winning note.
The Gauchos, which clinched their first regular-season title since 2010 on Friday, overcame a sluggish start Saturday with a 21-2 run and beat Cal Poly 70-54 in the regular-season finale on Saturday at the Thunderdome.
It was a school-record 17th straight home win and 15th victory in the last 16 games overall for Joe Pasternack s squad.
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JaQuori McLaughlin had a career-high 25 points as UC Santa Barbara got past Cal State Northridge 80-66 on Saturday. McLaughlin made 10 of 11 shots. Amadou Sow had 17 points and 14 rebounds for UC Santa Barbara (10-3, 6-2 Big West Conference), which earned its sixth consecutive victory.
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