Creighton Bluejays vs UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Men's Basketball Championship - West Region - 1st Round
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22-5
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UCSB | 30 | 32 | 62 |
CREI | 34 | 29 | 63 |
63
21-8
Game Leaders
Team Stats
39% (22-57)
Field Goal %
45% (26-58)
24% (5-21)
Three Point %
28% (7-25)
76% (13-17)
Free Throw %
57% (4-7)
9
Turnovers
8
36
Rebounds
30
8
Largest Lead
10
Game Information
Indianapolis, IN
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Referee:Gregory Nixon
Referee:Keith Kimble
Referee:Tony Chiazza
Team Stats
| FG | 22-57 | 26-58 |
| Field Goal % | 39 | 45 |
| 3PT | 5-21 | 7-25 |
| Three Point % | 24 | 28 |
| FT | 13-17 | 4-7 |
| Free Throw % | 76 | 57 |
| Rebounds | 36 | 30 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 10 | 7 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 26 | 23 |
| Assists | 15 | 18 |
| Steals | 2 | 4 |
| Blocks | 3 | 3 |
| Total Turnovers | 9 | 8 |
| Points Off Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fast Break Points | 0 | 0 |
| Points in Paint | 26 | 34 |
| Fouls | 16 | 14 |
| Technical Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Flagrant Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Largest Lead | 8 | 10 |
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big West ConferenceBig West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
| Big East ConferenceBig East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 34-6 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |
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