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UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at Missouri State Bears

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56 - 68
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Dez White scores 26 and Missouri State beats UCSB 68-56

Dez White hits fade-away jumper for Missouri State

White shot 6 for 11 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 11 of 12 from the free-throw line for the Bears (7-5). Vincent Brady II scored 13 points while going 4 of 8 and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line and added seven rebounds. Michael Osei-Bonsu finished 5 of 8 from the floor to finish with 10 points.

Kenny Pohto led the way for the Gauchos (7-5) with 20 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Cole Anderson added 11 points for UCSB. Deuce Turner finished with seven points.

Missouri State took the lead with 6:05 left in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 31-25 at halftime, with White racking up 17 points. Missouri State pulled away with an 8-0 run in the second half to extend a four-point lead to 12 points. They outscored UCSB by six points in the final half, as White led the way with a team-high nine second-half points.

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Matchup Prediction

Missouri State: 39.2%
UC Santa Barbara: 60.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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20-48 FG 22-45
41.7 Field Goal % 48.9
6-18 3PT 6-13
33.3 Three Point % 46.2
10-16 FT 18-24
62.5 Free Throw % 75.0
26 Rebounds 34
7 Offensive Rebounds 10
19 Defensive Rebounds 24
9 Assists 8
3 Steals 4
4 Blocks 2
10 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 1
10 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 8
7 Fast Break Points 8
26 Points in Paint 26
19 Fouls 17
2 Largest Lead 14

Game Information

Venue: Great Southern Bank Arena

Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 1,762 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big West Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
UC San Diego 14-2 - 24-4
UC Irvine 13-3 1 23-5
Cal State Northridge 12-4 2 20-7
UC Riverside 11-6 3.5 18-11
UC Santa Barbara 10-7 4.5 18-10
UC Davis 9-8 5.5 15-13
Hawai'i 6-10 8 14-13
Cal State Bakersfield 6-11 8.5 12-17
Cal Poly 5-11 9 11-17
Long Beach State 3-13 11 7-21
Cal State Fullerton 1-15 13 6-22

2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Drake 16-3 - 26-3
Bradley 14-5 2 23-7
Northern Iowa 14-5 2 20-10
Belmont 12-7 4 20-10
Illinois State 9-10 7 17-13
UIC 9-10 7 16-13
Murray State 9-10 7 15-15
Southern Illinois 8-11 8 13-17
Evansville 8-11 8 11-19
Indiana State 7-12 9 13-17
Valparaiso 6-13 10 13-17
Missouri State 2-17 14 9-21
Full Standings