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SANTA BARBARA, Calif.– The UC Santa Barbara Men's Basketball team (3-2) suffered its first home loss since 2019 at the hands of UT Arlington (2-5) Monday night. The Mavericks ended the Gauchos' 20-game win streak in the Thunderdome with a gritty 70-62 win.
ON THE STAT SHEET
- Senior center Amadou Sow shot 10-for-15 from the field and led all players with 23 points, his fourth 20-point performance in five games
- Robinson Idehen (11) and Calvin Wishart joined Sow in double figures and Josh Pierre-Louis set the pace on the glass with 11 boards
- The Gauchos struggled to take care of the ball with 18 turnovers, eight of which were Maverick steals, and were unsuccessful from the free throw line going 11-for-22 (50%)
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half (33-31 UT Arlington)
- Despite struggling in the first half the Gauchos managed to hang around with the Mavericks by drawing fouls and getting to the line early and often, but several miscues led to UTA leading for most of the period
- UTA stretched its lead out to as much as seven with just four minutes to go, but UCSB managed to go on a quick run to close the half out and make it just a two point game heading into the locker room
- Sow picked up 14 of his points in the half notching a potent 6-for-7 line
Second Half (37-31 UT Arlington)
- The Gauchos fell flat to kick off the second half not scoring a single point for the first four minutes and allowing the Mavericks to stretch their lead out to double digits
- UCSB's defense picked up allowing UTA to shoot just 39.1% from the field in the half, but the team's offense was once again plagued by 10 total turnovers
- UCSB never led in the second half, cutting the Maverick lead to as little as five with less than two minutes to go, but the visitors were determined to pick up their first road win of the season
UP NEXT
UCSB has two more games in The Thunderdome to close out this early season homestand. Friday night the Gauchos host Pepperdine before seeing Cal Lutheran Sunday afternoon.
