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UC-Santa Barbara Defeats UC Irvine 73-65 - Recap
Andre Kelly scored 22 points and chipped in with 11 rebounds for UC-Santa Barbara on Monday, leading them to a 73-65 victory over UC Irvine at Bren Events Center.
UC-Santa Barbara won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +2.5-point spread as underdogs.
Miles Norris had 16 points for UC-Santa Barbara and Ajay Mitchell chipped in with 14 points. Ajay Mitchell had 7 assists for them, while Miles Norris was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 12 boards.
UC Irvine got 17 points from Dawson Baker in a losing cause and another 13 points from Dean Keeler. Andre Henry contributed 4 assists for them, while Devin Tillis had 9 rebounds.
UC-Santa Barbara was losing at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
UC-Santa Barbara won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 31-26.
Next game, UC-Santa Barbara takes its act home to face Cal State-Northridge looking for another win. For UC Irvine, they head home to face Hawaii.