ncaab Game Recap
Hampton Pirates vs UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos Wrap - UC-Santa Barbara Wins 79-66
UC-Santa Barbara earned a 79-66 victory over Hampton on Monday, getting 17 points from Ajay Mitchell at Thunderdome.
UC-Santa Barbara won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the -17.5-point spread.
Andre Kelly had 16 points for UC-Santa Barbara and Josh Pierre-Louis chipped in with 16 points. Ajay Mitchell had 8 assists for them, while Miles Norris was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 16 boards.
Hampton got 16 points from Luc Therrien in a losing cause and another 14 points from Jordan Nesbitt. Tre Thomas contributed 5 assists for them, while Luc Therrien had 4 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed UC-Santa Barbara were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.
UC-Santa Barbara won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 45-21.
Next game, UC-Santa Barbara takes its act home to face North Alabama looking for another win. For Hampton, they head on the road to face North Alabama.