UC Irvine Anteaters vs. UC Santa Barbara Gauchos

Feb 7, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UCI	28	51	79
UCSB	34	50	84

Game Recap

Player Stats

UC IRVINE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
14Kyle Evans	31	8-13	1-1	0-0	6	0	0	2	0	3	17
43Akiva McBirney-Griffin	11	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	0	2	0	0	1	2
6Tama Isaac	27	2-5	0-0	0-0	2	5	1	0	3	1	4
13Derin Saran	28	3-8	0-2	0-0	3	3	0	0	0	4	6
24Jurian Dixon	31	6-14	0-2	3-4	7	1	2	0	3	2	15
23Nes Emeneke	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Harrison Carrington	19	4-5	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	10
9Jovan Jester Jr.	15	1-4	1-2	4-4	1	4	1	0	2	4	7
5Ben Egbo	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
4Andre Henry	29	6-11	3-6	3-3	2	1	1	0	1	3	18
TOTAL	-	31-6250.0%	5-1435.7%	12-1392.3%	25	14	7	2	10	20	79

UC SANTA BARBARA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Colin Smith	33	6-11	2-5	3-5	7	1	0	0	0	1	17
34Hosana Kitenge	21	6-10	0-1	0-1	6	3	2	1	4	3	12
24Zion Sensley	31	4-10	1-5	1-2	13	0	1	0	2	1	10
3CJ Shaw	35	3-6	1-2	8-8	0	2	2	0	2	3	15
20Aidan Mahaney	39	7-12	2-5	5-6	2	3	1	0	1	1	21
23Michael Simcoe	11	2-4	1-3	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	1	5
12Evans Kipruto	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
4Marvin McGhee IV	25	1-3	0-2	2-3	5	2	0	1	3	1	4


TOTAL	-	29-5750.9%	7-2330.4%	19-2576.0%	36	11	7	2	13	11	84

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUCIUCSB

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by UC Irvine.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by UC Santa Barbara.
+2 (19:46) Jurian Dixon makes 18-foot jumper (Tama Isaac assists).
20
(19:28) Hosana Kitenge bad pass turnover.
(19:28) Akiva McBirney-Griffin Steal.
(19:04) Tama Isaac misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(19:01) Hosana Kitenge Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:47) Aidan Mahaney makes driving layup.
22
(18:17) Derin Saran misses 15-foot step back jumpshot.
(18:14) Kyle Evans Offensive Rebound.
(18:01) Kyle Evans misses layup.
(17:57) UC Irvine Offensive Rebound.
(17:47) Akiva McBirney-Griffin misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(17:44) Zion Sensley Defensive Rebound.
(17:33) Evans Kipruto misses 7-foot hook shot.
(17:30) Akiva McBirney-Griffin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:26) Kyle Evans makes layup (Tama Isaac assists).
42
(16:57) Foul on Akiva McBirney-Griffin.
+2 (16:53) CJ Shaw makes driving layup (Marvin McGhee IV assists).
44
+2 (16:45) Kyle Evans makes layup (Tama Isaac assists).
64
+2 (16:31) Aidan Mahaney makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
66
+2 (16:12) Harrison Carrington makes 6-foot floating jump shot.
86
(15:49) Evans Kipruto bad pass turnover.
(15:20) Kyle Evans misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(15:17) Zion Sensley Defensive Rebound.
(15:11) Zion Sensley misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:08) Colin Smith Offensive Rebound.
(15:04) Colin Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:02) UC Irvine Defensive Rebound.
(14:53) Foul on Colin Smith.
+2 (14:46) Kyle Evans makes 6-foot jumper (Jovan Jester Jr. assists).
106
+2 (14:27) Colin Smith makes driving layup (Aidan Mahaney assists).
108
(14:11) Jovan Jester Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:07) Zion Sensley Defensive Rebound.
(13:59) CJ Shaw misses driving layup.
(13:57) Jurian Dixon Defensive Rebound.
(13:54) Foul on Jovan Jester Jr..
(13:54) Jovan Jester Jr. turnover.
(13:45) CJ Shaw bad pass turnover.
(13:45) Jurian Dixon Steal.
+2 (13:42) Jurian Dixon makes layup.
128
+2 (13:20) Colin Smith makes 8-foot floating jump shot.
1210
+2 (13:01) Harrison Carrington makes 8-foot floating jump shot.
1410
(12:47) Colin Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:42) Jurian Dixon Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:35) Harrison Carrington makes layup (Jovan Jester Jr. assists).
1610
+3 (12:09) Zion Sensley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aidan Mahaney assists).
1613
+2 (11:49) Harrison Carrington makes 12-foot jumper (Jovan Jester Jr. assists).
1813
(11:28) Aidan Mahaney bad pass turnover.
(11:28) Jurian Dixon Steal.
(11:22) Foul on Zion Sensley.
+1 (11:22) Harrison Carrington makes free throw 1 of 2.
1913
+1 (11:22) Harrison Carrington makes free throw 2 of 2.
2013
+3 (11:02) Michael Simcoe makes 24-foot three point jumper (Hosana Kitenge assists).
2016
(10:31) Jovan Jester Jr. bad pass turnover.
(10:31) CJ Shaw Steal.
+2 (10:27) Michael Simcoe makes layup (CJ Shaw assists).
2018
+2 (10:01) Akiva McBirney-Griffin makes layup (Derin Saran assists).
2218
(9:41) Marvin McGhee IV bad pass turnover.
(9:29) Derin Saran misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:26) Akiva McBirney-Griffin Offensive Rebound.
(9:20) Tama Isaac bad pass turnover.
(9:20) Hosana Kitenge Steal.
(9:12) Michael Simcoe misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(9:08) Hosana Kitenge Offensive Rebound.
(9:06) Marvin McGhee IV misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:02) Michael Simcoe Offensive Rebound.
(9:01) Aidan Mahaney misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:56) Kyle Evans Defensive Rebound.
(8:38) Kyle Evans misses layup.
(8:35) Zion Sensley Defensive Rebound.
(8:06) Zion Sensley misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:02) Akiva McBirney-Griffin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:53) Derin Saran makes driving layup.
2418
+2 (7:25) Hosana Kitenge makes layup.
2420
(7:06) Derin Saran misses driving layup.
(7:04) Marvin McGhee IV Defensive Rebound.
(6:52) Hosana Kitenge bad pass turnover.
(6:52) Akiva McBirney-Griffin Steal.
(6:51) Foul on Hosana Kitenge.
(6:29) Jurian Dixon misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(6:25) Zion Sensley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:13) Aidan Mahaney makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
2422
(5:44) Kyle Evans misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(5:40) Evans Kipruto Defensive Rebound.
(5:20) Zion Sensley misses layup.
(5:16) Derin Saran Defensive Rebound.
(4:59) Derin Saran misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(4:56) Zion Sensley Defensive Rebound.
(4:30) Foul on Harrison Carrington.
+1 (4:30) Colin Smith makes free throw 1 of 2.
2423
(4:30) Colin Smith misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:29) Nes Emeneke Defensive Rebound.
(4:21) Jurian Dixon misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:17) Michael Simcoe Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:07) Colin Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (CJ Shaw assists).
2426
(3:49) Foul on CJ Shaw.
+1 (3:49) Jovan Jester Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
2526
+1 (3:49) Jovan Jester Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
2626
(3:31) Foul on Jovan Jester Jr..
(3:20) Aidan Mahaney misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(3:17) Kyle Evans Defensive Rebound.
(3:06) Jurian Dixon bad pass turnover.
(3:06) Michael Simcoe Steal.
+2 (2:52) Colin Smith makes 5-foot jumper.
2628
(2:35) Jurian Dixon bad pass turnover.
(2:35) Aidan Mahaney Steal.
(2:15) Colin Smith misses 8-foot jumper.
(2:13) Foul on Michael Simcoe.
(2:12) Tama Isaac Defensive Rebound.
(1:52) Tama Isaac misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(1:49) Colin Smith Defensive Rebound.
(1:30) Zion Sensley misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:26) Andre Henry Defensive Rebound.
(1:17) Harrison Carrington misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(1:14) Zion Sensley Defensive Rebound.
(1:14) Zion Sensley bad pass turnover.
(0:59) Andre Henry misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:54) Hosana Kitenge Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:52) Marvin McGhee IV makes layup (Hosana Kitenge assists).
2630
(0:52) Foul on Andre Henry.
(0:52) Marvin McGhee IV misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:50) UC Santa Barbara Offensive Rebound.
(0:48) Foul on Kyle Evans.
+1 (0:48) CJ Shaw makes free throw 1 of 2.
2631
+1 (0:48) CJ Shaw makes free throw 2 of 2.
2632
+2 (0:29) Derin Saran makes driving layup.
2832
+2 (0:00) Hosana Kitenge makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
2834

2nd half

Team Stats

UCI

UCSB

79Points84

31-62(50.0%)Field Goal(%)29-57(50.9%)

5-14(35.7%)3-Point(%)7-23(30.4%)

12-13(92.3%)Free Throw(%)19-25(76.0%)

27(7)Rebounds(Offensive)37(13)

14Assists11

7Steals7

2Blocks2

11Turnovers14

22(0)Fouls(Technical)12(1)

7Largest Lead21

Game Details

Saturday, February 7, 2026 · 10:00 PM

The Thunderdome · Santa Barbara, CA

attendance: 3,908 (65.1%)

tv: ESPNU

spread: UCSB -2.5

over/under: 141.5