Gauchos Hit 18 Three-Pointers to Beat Oakland 90-67 at the Thunderdome
Santa Barbara led 38-27 at halftime and made 12 of its 18 three-pointers in the second half on Saturday afternoon, moving to 2-0 in the first meeting between the two programs.
The UC Santa Barbara men's basketball team beat Oakland 90-67 on Saturday afternoon at the Thunderdome, in the first meeting between the two programs. The Gauchos move to 2-0 on the young season, while the Golden Grizzlies fall to 0-3, according to Oakland Athletics, which carried the visiting account of the game.
The first half stayed close into its final minutes. Oakland was level at 18-18 after a Warren Marshall IV free throw with 6:47 left in the half, Oakland says, but Santa Barbara answered and went to the break ahead 38-27. The Gauchos then outscored the visitors 52-40 in the second half, according to the game data for the match.
The margin was built from long range. Santa Barbara made 18 of its 29 three-point attempts, and 12 of those makes came in the second half alone, Oakland's recap says. Oakland made 10 three-pointers of its own, finished with 16 assists and got 32 points from its bench, but the visitors could not keep pace once the Gauchos pushed the lead out to 64-43 in the second half.
Viljami Vartiainen led Santa Barbara with 20 points, making seven of his 12 shots from the field and five of his nine attempts from three-point range, according to the Associated Press account of the game, which drew on Sportradar data. Aidan Mahaney added 16 points on six of nine shooting, including four of five from beyond the arc, and C.J. Shaw finished with 14 points, the same account says.
Nassim Mashhour led Oakland with 19 points, four three-pointers and three assists, while Chris Fields Jr. finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the season, Oakland says. Santa Barbara stays home on Wednesday to play Nevada, the Associated Press account says, while Oakland continues its road trip at Alabama on Monday.
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