NCAAB

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at UC Irvine Anteaters

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
60 - 62
21-4, 9-1 Home

Tillis' 22, tip-in at the buzzer lead UC Irvine past UC Santa Barbara 62-60

UC Irvine wins at the buzzer on Devin Tillis' clutch shot

Tillis also had eight rebounds for the Anteaters (21-4, 11-2 Big West Conference). Myles Che scored 13 points, shooting 5 for 12, including 1 for 4 from beyond the arc. Justin Hohn had eight points and finished 3 of 8 from the field.

Che, with 0.6 seconds remaining, threw a high-arcing inbounds pass from the right corner of the baseline over the rim to the right block where Tillis jumped and tapped it in as time expired.

The Gauchos (16-9, 8-6) were led by Stephan D. Swenson, who recorded 18 points and two steals. Kenny Pohto added 15 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks for UCSB. Jason Fontenet II also recorded 10 points, nine rebounds and five assists.

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UC Irvine plays Sunday against Hawaii on the road, and UCSB visits UC Riverside on Saturday.

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Matchup Prediction

UC Irvine: 78.5%
UC Santa Barbara: 21.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 60 - 62
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 60 - 62
2nd 0:00 Devin Tillis made Jumper. Assisted by Myles Che. 60 - 62
2nd 0:00 Subbing in for UC Santa Barbara-Evans Kipruto 60 - 60
2nd 0:00 Subbing out for UC Santa Barbara-Kenny Pohto 60 - 60

Statistics

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22-58 FG 26-58
37.9 Field Goal % 44.8
8-24 3PT 5-18
33.3 Three Point % 27.8
8-12 FT 5-10
66.7 Free Throw % 50.0
36 Rebounds 37
9 Offensive Rebounds 7
27 Defensive Rebounds 30
18 Assists 16
7 Steals 4
4 Blocks 3
10 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 1
10 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Off Turnovers 14
4 Fast Break Points 6
24 Points in Paint 40
13 Fouls 14
6 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

Venue: Bren Events Center

Location: Irvine, CA
Attendance: 2,781 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big West Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
UC San Diego 15-2 - 25-4
UC Irvine 14-3 1 24-5
Cal State Northridge 12-5 3 20-8
UC Riverside 12-6 3.5 19-11
UC Santa Barbara 11-7 4.5 19-10
UC Davis 9-8 6 15-13
Cal State Bakersfield 7-11 8.5 13-17
Hawai'i 6-11 9 14-14
Cal Poly 5-12 10 11-18
Long Beach State 3-14 12 7-22
Cal State Fullerton 1-16 14 6-23
Full Standings