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Recap - UC San Diego Defeats UC-Santa Barbara 79-72
Tyler McGhie scored 25 points for UC San Diego on Thursday, leading them to a 79-72 victory over UC-Santa Barbara at Thunderdome.
UC San Diego won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +5.5-point spread as underdogs.
UC San Diego got 20 points from Bryce Pope and another 11 points from Hayden Gray. Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones contributed 5 assists, while Francis Nwaokorie cleaned the glass with 7 rebounds.
UC-Santa Barbara got 14 points from Ajay Mitchell in a losing cause and another 13 points from Ben Shtolzberg. Josh Pierre-Louis contributed 4 assists for them, while Josh Pierre-Louis had 5 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed UC San Diego were victorious, as the score was 45-25 at the break.
UC San Diego won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 28-26.
UC San Diego looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Cal State-Fullerton. UC-Santa Barbara will aim to get back on the winning track at Cal Poly.