UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at Missouri State Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Dez White scores 26 and Missouri State beats UCSB 68-56
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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Statistics
 UCSB |
 MOST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 1,762 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego | 18-2 | - | 30-5 |
| UC Irvine | 17-3 | 1 | 32-7 |
| Cal State Northridge | 14-6 | 4 | 22-11 |
| UC Riverside | 14-6 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 7 | 21-13 |
| UC Davis | 9-11 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Cal Poly | 8-12 | 10 | 16-19 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 8-12 | 10 | 14-19 |
| Hawai'i | 7-13 | 11 | 15-16 |
| Long Beach State | 3-17 | 15 | 7-25 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 1-19 | 17 | 6-26 |
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | 17-3 | - | 31-4 |
| Bradley | 15-5 | 2 | 28-9 |
| Northern Iowa | 14-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
| Belmont | 13-7 | 4 | 22-11 |
| Illinois State | 10-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| UIC | 10-10 | 7 | 17-14 |
| Murray State | 9-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
| Indiana State | 8-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Southern Illinois | 8-12 | 9 | 14-19 |
| Evansville | 8-12 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Valparaiso | 6-14 | 11 | 15-19 |
| Missouri State | 2-18 | 15 | 9-23 |