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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwayUC Riverside59
Final
HomeUC-Santa Barbara70
Thursday, February 26, 2026All Evanston sports
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UCR273259
UCSB393170
Final

UC Santa Barbara beats UC Riverside 70-59

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos beat UC Riverside Highlanders 70-59 on Thursday at The Thunderdome.

The first half made the difference: UC Santa Barbara outscored UC Riverside 39-27.

UC Santa Barbara shot 44% to 38% and won the boards 39-29.

For UC Santa Barbara, Aidan Mahaney (G): 21. For UC Riverside, Andrew Henderson (G): 17.

UC Santa Barbara improves to 18-11. UC Riverside falls to 9-21.

Attendance: 2,026.

Full recap at ESPN: Mahaney has 21 as UCSB secures 70-59 victory over UC Riverside

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#12
UCR · PointsAndrew Henderson G17
#0
UCR · AssistsDe'Undrae Perteete Jr. G4
#12
UCR · ReboundsOsiris Grady F8
#20
UCSB · PointsAidan Mahaney G21
#20
UCSB · AssistsAidan Mahaney G3
#24
UCSB · ReboundsZion Sensley G12
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
BJ Kolly F36166-110-14-461510153
O. Grady F2831-60-21-480211262
D. Perteete Jr. G3683-61-41-104110003
A. Henderson G39176-170-45-652021144
M. Worthy Jr. G38154-111-46-633230034
B. Waller G1800-10-10-050101053
T. Jones G500-00-00-010000101
Team5920-522-1617-212910118352420

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Video

Highlights and analysis from ESPN

Zion Sensley drains triple vs. UC Riverside Highlanders

ESPNFeb 26

Colin Smith fights off defender for and-1

ESPNFeb 26

Aidan Mahaney drills bucket vs. UC Riverside Highlanders

ESPNFeb 26

De'Undrae Perteete Jr. gets the and-1 to fall

ESPNFeb 26

Hosana Kitenge impresses with nice shot

ESPNFeb 26

Aidan Mahaney buries basket against UC Riverside Highlanders

ESPNFeb 26

Evans Kipruto denies UC Riverside Highlanders with swat

ESPNFeb 26

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