Box Score RIVERSIDE, Calif.– The Gauchos picked up their third straight win in dramatic fashion Saturday night defeating UC Riverside on the road in double-overtime 97-90. Freshman guard was once again the star for UCSB men's basketball posting his second 30-point game in a row with senior Amadou Sow adding 25 of his own in the gritty victory.
ON THE STAT SHEET
- After dropping 31 on UC Davis just two days before, the freshman Mitchell had 30 points, scoring 25 of the points in the second half and OT. He went 11-for-17 with four assists and a rebound. He is the first Gaucho to have back-to-back 30-point games since Orlando Johnson in the 2010-11 season.
- Sow went 10-for-18 with nine rebounds, two assists, and two steals. He kept the Gauchos alive early scoring 16 in the first period.
- Calvin Wishart had 15 points and Josh Pierre-Louis added 10 as well.
- UCSB outshot UCR 57.4%-50.0% and scored 34 points off of the Highlanders' 20 turnovers.
- Neither team led by more than seven in the game that saw 12 lead changes and 16 ties.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half (35-32 UCR)
- The Gauchos led for much of the opening period, fueled by a 7-for-10 shooting performance by Sow.
- The Gaucho big made freethrows and a pair of field goals down the stretch to give his team a three-point lead heading into the locker room.
Second Half (71-71)
- Mitchell went 4-for-7 with 13 points and three assists in the second half.
- UCR shot 54.2% from the field to whittle its way back into the contest with senior center Callum McRae converting a three-point play with 24 seconds left to go to tie it up at 71-71.
- Mitchell had a great look at the game-winner but the floater touched every side of the rim and fell out at the buzzer.
1st Overtime (82-82)
- Mitchell added 12 more on a perfect 5-of-5 line overtime periods hitting clutch shots and keeping his team in front.
- UCSB went up by as many as six but the Highlanders collected a late foul on a desperation shot that once again tied the game at 82-82. They even took the final shot of the period but could not convert as the two teams went into double-OT.
2nd Overtime (97-90 UCSB)
- The Gauchos outscored the Highlanders 15-8 in the final period shooting 81.8% while holding host UCR to just 46.2%.
- Clutch free-throws and big defensive plays finally sealed the victory for the Gauchos.
