Cal State Fullerton 69, at UC Santa Barbara 83

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Interstat) — The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos used a dominant second-half surge fueled by defensive pressure to pull away from the Cal State Fullerton Titans for an 83-69 victory in a Big West Conference men’s basketball game Saturday night at the Thunderdome. A crowd of 2,584 watched the Gauchos improve to 15-7 overall and 6-3 in conference play, while the Titans fell to 10-13 and 4-5. The win avenged a 95-84 loss to Fullerton in the teams’ first meeting just one month prior. The game’s decisive stretch came early in the second half. Leading 38-29 at halftime,… Read more...