UC Santa Barbara Gauchos @ UC Davis Aggies
Pepper puts up 27, UC Davis takes down UC Santa Barbara 76-62
DAVIS, Calif. -- — Elijah Pepper scored 27 points as UC Davis beat UC Santa Barbara 76-62 on Thursday night in a Big West Conference opener for both teams.
Pepper shot 9 for 19 (5 for 10 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line for the Aggies (6-6). Kane Milling was 3 of 10 shooting, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line to add 11 points. Ty Johnson had nine points and shot 4 for 12, including 0 for 3 from beyond the arc.
Yohan Traore finished with 25 points for the Gauchos (7-4). Ajay Mitchell added 12 points for UCSB.
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Game Information
Davis, CA
Referee:Mike Littlewood
Referee:Michael Greenstein
Referee:Wilson Holland
2025-26 Standings
| 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 |
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