UC Santa Barbara Gauchos vs. UC San Diego Tritons

Mar 14, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UCSB	27	24	51
UCSD	26	43	69

Game Recap

Tait-Jones' 20 lead UC San Diego past UC Santa Barbara in Big West Tournament semifinals, 69-51. Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones had 20 points in top-seeded UC San Diego's 69-51 win over fifth-seeded UC Santa Barbara on Friday in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals.

Player Stats

UC SANTA BARBARA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Colin Smith	27	2-10	1-6	5-5	4	0	0	0	1	0	10
11Kenny Pohto	22	3-5	0-0	4-5	5	1	0	0	0	4	10
10Jason Fontenet II	26	0-5	0-2	1-3	7	1	0	0	1	3	1
4Cole Anderson	32	1-9	1-8	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	3	3
30Stephan Swenson	37	4-13	3-11	1-2	5	6	1	1	1	1	12
23Ariel Bland	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
00Koat Keat Tong	12	0-1	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	1	2	1	0
9Max Murrell	13	1-4	1-4	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	1	3
12Evans Kipruto	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24Zion Sensley	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Ben Shtolzberg	17	5-10	0-1	2-2	3	1	0	0	1	4	12
2Deuce Turner	6	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	16-6026.7%	6-3517.1%	13-1776.5%	32	11	1	4	8	18	51

UC SAN DIEGO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Nordin Kapic	30	5-10	2-6	1-2	3	1	0	0	1	2	13
3Hayden Gray	36	5-9	1-3	0-0	5	1	2	0	0	3	11
12Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones	32	5-9	0-1	10-14	8	9	1	3	1	1	20
13Tyler McGhie	33	2-13	2-10	7-9	5	1	0	0	0	0	13
8Chris Howell	30	2-4	0-2	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	5	4
33Maximo Milovich	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0
4Cade Pendleton	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Ryder Elisaldez	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20Aidan Burke	10	2-2	2-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	6
11Jasen Brooks	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Justin Rochelin	16	1-2	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	1	0	3	2

TOTAL	-	22-5044.0%	7-2626.9%	18-2572.0%	31	13	3	5	2	18	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUCSBUCSD

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by UC Santa Barbara.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by UC San Diego.
(19:47) Jason Fontenet II missed Jumper.
(19:42) Tyler McGhie Defensive Rebound.
(19:25) Nordin Kapic missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:18) Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones Offensive Rebound.
+3 (19:13) Hayden Gray made Three Point Jumper.
03
+2 (18:39) Stephan Swenson made Jumper.
23
(18:13) Foul on Kenny Pohto.
(18:13) Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones missed Free Throw.
(18:13) UC San Diego Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:13) Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones missed Free Throw.
(18:12) Koat Keat Tong Defensive Rebound.
(17:50) Cole Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:47) Colin Smith Offensive Rebound.
(17:43) Stephan Swenson missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:40) Nordin Kapic Defensive Rebound.
(17:36) Tyler McGhie missed Layup.
(17:36) Stephan Swenson Block.
(17:36) UC San Diego Offensive Rebound.
(17:33) Foul on Jason Fontenet II.
(17:33) Tyler McGhie missed Free Throw.
(17:33) UC San Diego Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:33) Tyler McGhie missed Free Throw.
(17:33) UC San Diego Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:33) Tyler McGhie made Free Throw.
24
(17:15) Foul on Hayden Gray.
(16:54) UC Santa Barbara Turnover.
(16:33) Foul on Max Murrell.
(16:33) Nordin Kapic missed Free Throw.
(16:33) UC San Diego Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:33) Nordin Kapic made Free Throw.
25
(16:24) Jason Fontenet II missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:20) Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:55) Chris Howell made Layup. Assisted by Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones.
27
(15:26) Colin Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:23) Tyler McGhie Defensive Rebound.
(15:00) Chris Howell missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:57) Kenny Pohto Defensive Rebound.
(14:53) Deuce Turner missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:49) Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones Defensive Rebound.
(14:34) Tyler McGhie missed Jumper.
(14:32) UC Santa Barbara Defensive Rebound.
(14:07) Koat Keat Tong Turnover.
(13:57) Tyler McGhie missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:55) Koat Keat Tong Defensive Rebound.
(13:55) Foul on Maximo Milovich.
(13:27) Stephan Swenson missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:25) Colin Smith Offensive Rebound.
(13:25) UC Santa Barbara Turnover.
(13:17) Justin Rochelin missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:14) Hayden Gray Offensive Rebound.
(13:13) Tyler McGhie missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:10) Kenny Pohto Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:04) Colin Smith made Layup. Assisted by Stephan Swenson.
47
(13:04) Foul on Justin Rochelin.
+1 (13:04) Colin Smith made Free Throw.
57
+2 (12:44) Nordin Kapic made Layup. Assisted by Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones.
59
(12:34) Foul on Jason Fontenet II.
(12:34) Jason Fontenet II Turnover.
(12:14) Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones missed Layup.
(12:14) Koat Keat Tong Block.
(12:10) Stephan Swenson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:00) Cole Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephan Swenson.
89
(11:38) Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones missed Jumper.
(11:37) UC San Diego Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:27) Nordin Kapic made Jumper.
811
(10:54) Cole Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:52) UC San Diego Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:34) Tyler McGhie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones.
814
(10:19) Cole Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:17) UC Santa Barbara Offensive Rebound.
(10:17) Foul on Aidan Burke.
+3 (9:59) Max Murrell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephan Swenson.
1114
(9:37) Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:34) Jason Fontenet II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:21) Kenny Pohto made Layup. Assisted by Max Murrell.
1314
(8:54) Foul on Cole Anderson.
(8:50) Foul on Kenny Pohto.
+3 (8:44) Aidan Burke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler McGhie.
1317
(8:23) Stephan Swenson missed Layup.
(8:21) Tyler McGhie Defensive Rebound.
(7:58) Foul on Ben Shtolzberg.
+1 (7:58) Tyler McGhie made Free Throw.
1318
+1 (7:58) Tyler McGhie made Free Throw.
1319
+3 (7:33) Colin Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephan Swenson.
1619
(7:16) Tyler McGhie missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:13) Cole Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(6:45) Colin Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:42) Kenny Pohto Offensive Rebound.
(6:40) Stephan Swenson missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:38) UC Santa Barbara Offensive Rebound.
(6:38) Foul on Hayden Gray.
+2 (6:36) Kenny Pohto made Dunk. Assisted by Stephan Swenson.
1819
(6:11) Hayden Gray missed Jumper.
(6:08) Kenny Pohto Defensive Rebound.
(5:49) Deuce Turner missed Layup.
(5:49) Justin Rochelin Block.
(5:46) Hayden Gray Defensive Rebound.
(5:39) Tyler McGhie missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:35) Jason Fontenet II Defensive Rebound.
(5:31) Foul on Chris Howell.
(5:31) Jason Fontenet II missed Free Throw.
(5:31) UC Santa Barbara Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:31) Jason Fontenet II made Free Throw.
1919
(5:17) Nordin Kapic missed Jumper.
(5:14) Koat Keat Tong Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:58) Stephan Swenson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Shtolzberg.
2219
(4:40) Nordin Kapic missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:35) Stephan Swenson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:24) Ben Shtolzberg made Jumper. Assisted by Stephan Swenson.
2419
(3:49) UC San Diego Turnover.
(3:26) Stephan Swenson missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:22) Ben Shtolzberg Offensive Rebound.
(3:07) Cole Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:04) Justin Rochelin Defensive Rebound.
(2:57) Foul on Cole Anderson.
+1 (2:57) Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones made Free Throw.
2420
(2:57) Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones missed Free Throw.
(2:56) Ben Shtolzberg Defensive Rebound.
(2:29) Colin Smith missed Layup.
(2:29) Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones Block.
(2:26) Chris Howell Defensive Rebound.
(2:23) Foul on Ben Shtolzberg.
+1 (2:23) Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones made Free Throw.
2421
+1 (2:23) Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones made Free Throw.
2422
+3 (1:59) Stephan Swenson made Three Point Jumper.
2722
+2 (1:48) Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones made Layup.
2724
(1:31) Stephan Swenson Turnover.
(1:06) Nordin Kapic missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:03) Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:02) Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones made Layup.
2726
(0:45) Jason Fontenet II missed Layup.
(0:44) UC Santa Barbara Offensive Rebound.
(0:37) Cole Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:37) Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones Block.
(0:34) UC Santa Barbara Offensive Rebound.
(0:30) Colin Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:25) Colin Smith Offensive Rebound.
(0:06) Colin Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:01) Jason Fontenet II Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) Colin Smith missed Layup.
(0:00) Chris Howell Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UCSB

UCSD

51Points69

16-60(26.7%)Field Goal(%)22-50(44.0%)

6-35(17.1%)3-Point(%)7-26(26.9%)

13-17(76.5%)Free Throw(%)18-25(72.0%)

41(18)Rebounds(Offensive)36(7)

11Assists13

1Steals3

4Blocks5

10Turnovers3

18(1)Fouls(Technical)18(1)

5Largest Lead20

Game Details

Friday, March 14, 2025 · 9:00 PM

University Credit Union Center · Davis, CA

capacity: 6,003

tv: ESPN+