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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

Saturday, March 7, 2026All Meridian sports
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UCSD313364
UCSB293463
Final

UC San Diego edges UC Santa Barbara 64-63

UC San Diego Tritons held off UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 64-63 on Saturday at The Thunderdome.

The first half made the difference: UC San Diego outscored UC Santa Barbara 31-29.

UC San Diego shot 46% to 46% and lost the boards 34-26.

For UC San Diego, Bol Dengdit (C): 15. For UC Santa Barbara, Colin Smith (F): 13.

UC San Diego improves to 22-10. UC Santa Barbara falls to 18-13.

Attendance: 3,899.

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

Top performers

#24
UCSD · PointsBol Dengdit C15
#9
UCSD · AssistsTom Beattie G4
#8
UCSD · ReboundsLeo Beath F8
#7
UCSB · PointsColin Smith F13
#1
UCSB · AssistsMiro Little G7
#1
UCSB · ReboundsMiro Little G8
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
L. Beath F3393-81-42-481010172
B. Dengdit C27155-120-35-740220222
H. Mayes G24125-60-02-222020022
A. Chaikin G2600-50-30-010000101
T. Beattie G36146-111-21-134131121
J. Vance F2494-70-11-231150121
D. Vukicevic C700-00-00-020000021
E. Prospere II G1452-30-01-221310022
A. Burke G900-20-20-000020002
Team6425-542-1512-18269716171914

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