Dominant Second Half Sends Tritons to Men’s Big West Final Saturday
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Dominant Second Half Sends Tritons to Men’s Big West Final Saturday
UC San Diego’s Chris Howell after a dunk as part of a 15-0 second-half run for the Tritons. (Photo courtesy of ESPN+ broadcast) The Tritons had five full days off in between its final regular season game and Saturday’s semifinal matchup against UC Santa Barbara in the Big West conference tournament. Rust was a factor in the first half, but a dominant second half from the offense led to a blowout 69-51 victory to advance to the championship final…

Tait-Jones’ 20 lead UC San Diego past UC Santa Barbara in Big West Tournament semifinals, 69-51
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones had 20 points in top-seeded UC San Diego's 69-51 win over fifth-seeded UC Santa Barbara on Friday in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals.


Tait-Jones' 20 lead UC San Diego past UC Santa Barbara in Big West Tournament semifinals, 69-51
Led by Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones' 20 points, the top-seeded UC San Diego Tritons defeated the No. 5-seeded UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 69-51 in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals
Big West Day 3: UCSD continues Cinderella season against UCSB
No. 1 UC San Diego (28-4, 18-2) clashed with No. 5 UC Santa Barbara (21-12, 11-9) in 2025’s Big West Championship semifinal round in Henderson, Nev. on March 14. The Tritons came out on top, winning 69-51. San Diego — playing in their first-ever Big West tournament game — kicked off the night’s scoring courtesy of a second-chance three from senior guard Hayden Gray. After graduate guard Stephan Swenson got Santa Barbara on the board with a layup…
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