UC Santa Barbara 60, UC Irvine 64 - Box Score

NET #143

	H1	H2	T
UC Santa Barbara	23	37	60
UC Irvine	32	32	64

UC Irvine

NET #117

	H1	H2	T
UC Santa Barbara	23	37	60
UC Irvine	32	32	64

Sat, Feb 28, 2026Bren Events CenterFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

low

Predicted

Actual

UC Santa Barbara

UC Irvine

46%

54%

✓ CorrectMargin: +1.3 predicted → +4 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

55.1%→ 54.1

eFG%

40.5 ←49.3%

15.4%→ 25.4

TO Rate

9.1 ←15.1%

30.4%

ORB%

28.4%

37.9%→ 18.4

FT Rate

46.6 ←35.1%

UC Santa Barbara

Predicted Actual

UC Irvine

Recap

Irvine Edges Santa Barbara in Crucial Big West Tussle

UC Irvine, predicted to win by 4.5 points, holds off UC Santa Barbara's 12-point NET ranking gap to secure a 4-point victory.

The University of California, Irvine, emerged with a 64-60 victory over the University of California, Santa Barbara, in a closely contested matchup at the Bren Events Center. The four-point margin of victory underscores the tight nature of the game, with Irvine's advantage established in the first h...

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Top Performers

UC Santa Barbara

Colin SmithMVP25.2

PTS16REB6AST2BLK1

5-11 FG, 3-7 3PT, 3-4 FT

Zion Sensley21.5

PTS14REB5AST3

6-13 FG, 2-7 3PT, 0-1 FT

CJ Shaw20.1

PTS8REB3AST5STL1BLK1

2-6 FG, 2-4 3PT, 2-2 FT

UC Irvine

Jovan Jester Jr.24.3

PTS13REB4AST2STL4

4-6 FG, 5-7 FT

Jurian Dixon23.2

PTS13REB6AST2

5-11 FG, 1-2 3PT, 2-2 FT

Derin Saran21.8

PTS8REB4AST2STL3

4-13 FG, 0-4 3PT, 0-2 FT

Hot Players

Jovan Jester Jr.UC Irvine+71%

PTS

6.2 avg

REB

2.8 avg

AST

2.1 avg

67% FG 4-6

Akiva McBirney-GriffinUC Irvine+43%

PTS

2.0 avg

REB

1.9 avg

AST

0.3 avg

50% FG 1-2

Colin SmithUC Santa Barbara+36%

PTS

11.9 avg

REB

4.2 avg

AST

1.5 avg

45% FG 5-11

Marvin McGhee IVUC Santa Barbara+30%

PTS

6.0 avg

REB

4.1 avg

AST

1.4 avg

50% FG 3-6

Sort:

UC Santa Barbara60

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Aidan Mahaney	38	12	4-7	2-3	2-2	3	1	1	1	3
CJ Shaw	38	8	2-6	2-4	2-2	3	5	1	1	2
Colin Smith	36	16	5-11	3-7	3-4	6	2	0	1	2
Zion Sensley	32	14	6-13	2-7	0-1	5	3	0	0	2
Hosana Kitenge	22	2	1-5	0-0	0-0	8	0	0	0	4
Marvin McGhee IV	19	8	3-6	2-4	0-0	5	2	0	1	2
Evans Kipruto	7	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1
Koat Keat Tong	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1
Michael Simcoe	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1
Luke Zuffelato	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
Jason Fontenet II	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Bryce Bedgood	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Zachiah Clark	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Miro Little	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Haughy	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
John Simcoe	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Isaac Shingange	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	60	21-49	11-25	7-9	32	14	2	4	18

UC Irvine64

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Kyle Evans	32	6	2-6	0-0	2-2	6	0	0	2	0
Jurian Dixon	31	13	5-11	1-2	2-2	6	2	0	0	0
Derin Saran	29	8	4-13	0-4	0-2	4	2	3	0	0
Andre Henry	23	12	4-12	0-2	4-5	1	0	2	0	1
Tama Isaac	21	3	0-2	0-1	3-6	2	2	0	0	0
Jovan Jester Jr.	20	13	4-6	0-0	5-7	4	2	4	0	3
Elijah Chol	16	2	1-1	0-0	0-2	0	0	0	0	1
Akiva McBirney-Griffin	12	3	1-2	0-0	1-1	3	0	0	0	2
Harrison Carrington	9	4	2-5	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	0
Nes Emeneke	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Bryce Goldman	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Egbo	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Tishan Ahir	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Langston Redfield	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Mason Hodges	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Palmer	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Torian Lee	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Isaak	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	64	23-58	1-10	17-27	29	9	9	2	7