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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

Final
HomeUC Irvine64
Saturday, February 28, 2026Bren Events CenterAll Wixom sports
FinalFinalESPN2Play by play
12T
UCSB233760
UCI323264
Final

UC Irvine beats UC Santa Barbara 64-60

UC Irvine Anteaters beat UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 64-60 on Saturday at Bren Events Center.

The first half made the difference: UC Irvine outscored UC Santa Barbara 32-23.

UC Irvine shot 40% to 43% and won the boards 35-32.

For UC Irvine, Jurian Dixon (G): 13. For UC Santa Barbara, Colin Smith (F): 16.

UC Irvine improves to 20-10. UC Santa Barbara falls to 18-12.

Attendance: 4,377.

Full recap at ESPN: Dixon, Jester propel UC Irvine to 64-60 victory over UC Santa Barbara

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#7
UCSB · PointsColin Smith F16
#3
UCSB · AssistsCJ Shaw G5
#34
UCSB · ReboundsHosana Kitenge F8
#4
UCI · PointsJurian Dixon G13
#4
UCI · AssistsJurian Dixon G2
#4
UCI · ReboundsJurian Dixon G6
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
C. Smith F36165-113-73-462201063
H. Kitenge F2221-50-00-080400351
Z. Sensley G32146-132-70-153200052
C. Shaw G3882-62-42-235211123
A. Mahaney G38124-72-32-231311035
M. Simcoe F300-00-00-000100000
K. Keat Tong F300-00-00-010100011
E. Kipruto C700-10-00-001100001
L. Zuffelato G200-00-00-010000100
M. McGhee IV G1983-62-40-052201145
Team6021-4911-257-93214182462621

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