Gauchos Beat Nevada 76-63 Behind Shaw's 20 Points to Stay Unbeaten
UC Santa Barbara led wire to wire at the Thunderdome on Wednesday night, building a 16-point halftime lead and closing at the free throw line after Nevada cut the margin to six. The Gauchos are 3-0.
UC Santa Barbara beat Nevada 76 to 63 at the Thunderdome on Wednesday night, a wire to wire win that moved the Gauchos to 3-0 and handed the Wolf Pack their first loss of the season. Nevada never led and trailed by as many as 18 points.
The Gauchos took control in the first half and led 40 to 24 at the break. Nevada made only 8 of 28 shots from the field in the half and 1 of 9 from three point range, and finished the game at 23 of 58 from the field and 2 of 18 from beyond the arc.
CJ Shaw led Santa Barbara with 20 points. Aidan Mahaney and Miro Little scored 12 points each. Styles Phipps led Nevada with 20 points, 14 of them after halftime, while Vaughn Weems, who had scored a career high 33 points against Saint Mary's on Sunday, was held to 10 points, and Elijah Price added seven. Weems and Price shot a combined 7 of 22 from the floor.
Nevada rallied in the second half and cut the margin to six points with 4 minutes 43 seconds left. Santa Barbara closed the game at the line, making 25 of 30 free throws on the night, and pulled away again in the final minutes. Nevada Sports Net noted the win was the Gauchos' first over Nevada since January 2000.
The Gauchos finish their season opening homestand at the Thunderdome on Sunday, November 15, when they host UC Merced. Nevada, now 2-1, returns home to play Utah Valley on Saturday night.
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