US EditionUCSB blows double-digit lead as defense falters in loss to UC Irvine
- UCSB lost to UC Irvine 97-88 after leading by 13 points late in the game.
- Deuce Turner scored a game-high 28 points for UCSB, while Colin Smith added 18 points.
- Coach Joe Pasternack emphasized the need for his team to improve their defense to succeed in the upcoming Big West Tournament.
- UCSB finished the Big West regular season with an 11-9 record and will play #8 Bakersfield in the conference tournament.
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UCSB Blows 17-Point Lead While Allowing a School-Record 67 Points in the Second Half
Records are made to be broken, as the cliché goes, but the one set during Saturday’s Senior Night at UC Santa Barbara broke the Gauchos’ spirit into 67 pieces. Those were the number of points that UC Irvine scored in the second half — the most ever by a Gaucho basketball opponent — when it turned a 17-point deficit into a 97-88 rout before a stunned crowd at the Thunderdome. “It’s inexcusable to give up 67 points in a half,” coach Joe Pasternack…
UCSB blows double-digit lead as defense falters in loss to UC Irvine
Entenza DesignDeuce Turner scored 28 points but UCSB falls to the Anteaters UC SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Gauchos could not hold onto a 13-point lead with under eight minutes left in a 97-88 loss to UC Irvine on Senior Night. Deuce Turner scored a game-high 28 points and Colin Smith added 18 points for the Gauchos who led 43-30 at halftime. (Colin Smith made 5-three pointers for UCSB. Entenza Design). With 7:52 left in the game Max Murrell dril…
UC Irvine rallies past UCSB with 67-point 2nd half in regular-season finale
SANTA BARBARA — The road warriors rallied their way to an impressive win at the Thunderdome. The UC Irvine men’s basketball team, which trailed by 13 points at halftime, uncorked a 67-point second half to roar past UC Santa Barbara for a 97-88 win on Saturday night, closing the regular season with its nation-best 14th true road win. UCI shot 74% from the field (23 for 31) in the second half, outscoring the Gauchos 67-45 to win its fifth straight…
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UC Irvine 97, UC Santa Barbara 88
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