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UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at Missouri State Bears

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
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: 39.3%
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 2-0 - 11-2
UC Riverside 2-0 - 8-5
UC Davis 2-0 - 7-5
Long Beach State 2-0 - 6-8
UC Irvine 1-0 0.5 10-2
Cal State Northridge 1-1 1 8-4
Hawai'i 0-1 1.5 7-4
UC Santa Barbara 0-2 2 7-5
Cal Poly 0-2 2 6-8
Cal State Bakersfield 0-2 2 6-8
Cal State Fullerton 0-2 2 4-9

2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Indiana State 2-0 - 8-4
Drake 1-0 0.5 11-0
Bradley 1-0 0.5 10-2
Belmont 1-0 0.5 9-3
Northern Iowa 1-0 0.5 7-5
Murray State 1-1 1 6-6
Illinois State 0-1 1.5 8-4
UIC 0-1 1.5 7-4
Missouri State 0-1 1.5 7-5
Valparaiso 0-1 1.5 7-5
Southern Illinois 0-1 1.5 5-7
Evansville 0-1 1.5 3-9
Full Standings