UC Santa Barbara Gauchos vs. UC Irvine Anteaters

FINAL

Feb 28, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
UCSB	23	37	60
UCI	32	32	64

Game Recap

Dixon, Jester propel UC Irvine to 64-60 victory over UC Santa Barbara. Jurian Dixon and reserve Jovan Jester Jr. both scored 13 points to help UC Irvine hold off UC Santa Barbara 64-60 on Saturday night.

Player Stats

UC SANTA BARBARA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Colin Smith	36	5-11	3-7	3-4	6	2	0	1	2	3	16
34Hosana Kitenge	22	1-5	0-0	0-0	8	0	0	0	4	1	2
24Zion Sensley	32	6-13	2-7	0-1	5	3	0	0	2	2	14
3CJ Shaw	38	2-6	2-4	2-2	3	5	1	1	2	3	8
20Aidan Mahaney	38	4-7	2-3	2-2	3	1	1	1	3	5	12
23Michael Simcoe	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
00Koat Keat Tong	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
12Evans Kipruto	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
2Luke Zuffelato	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Marvin McGhee IV	19	3-6	2-4	0-0	5	2	0	1	2	5	8
TOTAL	-	21-4942.9%	11-2544.0%	7-977.8%	32	14	2	4	18	21	60

UC IRVINE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
14Kyle Evans	32	2-6	0-0	2-2	6	0	0	2	0	1	6
43Akiva McBirney-Griffin	12	1-2	0-0	1-1	3	0	0	0	2	1	3
6Tama Isaac	21	0-2	0-1	3-6	2	2	0	0	0	2	3
13Derin Saran	29	4-13	0-4	0-2	4	2	3	0	0	0	8
24Jurian Dixon	31	5-11	1-2	2-2	6	2	0	0	0	0	13
23Nes Emeneke	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Elijah Chol	16	1-1	0-0	0-2	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
2Harrison Carrington	9	2-5	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	3	4
9Jovan Jester Jr.	20	4-6	0-0	5-7	4	2	4	0	3	4	13
4Andre Henry	23	4-12	0-2	4-5	1	0	2	0	1	0	12
TOTAL	-	23-5839.7%	1-1010.0%	17-2763.0%	29	9	9	2	7	11	64

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUCSBUCI

(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 5-foot pullup jump shot (Derin Saran assists).
02
(19:30) Aidan Mahaney bad pass turnover.
(19:30) Derin Saran Steal.
(19:07) Akiva McBirney-Griffin traveling turnover.
(18:46) Foul on Tama Isaac.
(18:36) Colin Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:33) Akiva McBirney-Griffin Defensive Rebound.
(18:18) Derin Saran misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(18:15) Hosana Kitenge Defensive Rebound.
(18:03) Zion Sensley bad pass turnover.
+2 (17:49) Jurian Dixon makes 6-foot pullup jump shot.
04
(17:27) CJ Shaw misses driving layup.
(17:23) Hosana Kitenge Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:23) Hosana Kitenge makes 0-foot tip in layup.
24
(17:01) Akiva McBirney-Griffin misses layup.
(16:58) Derin Saran Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:56) Derin Saran makes layup.
26
(16:43) Aidan Mahaney misses driving layup.
(16:43) Kyle Evans Block.
(16:38) Jurian Dixon Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:37) Jovan Jester Jr. makes 1-foot dunk.
28
(16:29) Zion Sensley misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:26) Kyle Evans Defensive Rebound.
(16:08) Kyle Evans misses layup.
(16:06) Jurian Dixon Offensive Rebound.
+3 (16:05) Jurian Dixon makes 23-foot three point jumper.
211
+2 (15:46) Marvin McGhee IV makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Evans Kipruto assists).
411
(15:27) Jurian Dixon misses 11-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:25) Colin Smith Defensive Rebound.
(15:15) Evans Kipruto traveling turnover.
(15:00) Andre Henry misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(14:56) Jovan Jester Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:55) Jovan Jester Jr. makes layup.
413
(14:45) Foul on Harrison Carrington.
(14:34) Koat Keat Tong traveling turnover.
(14:21) Jovan Jester Jr. bad pass turnover.
(13:57) Hosana Kitenge misses 2-foot hook shot.
(13:54) Tama Isaac Defensive Rebound.
(13:32) Derin Saran misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:28) CJ Shaw Defensive Rebound.
(13:16) Aidan Mahaney misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:11) Hosana Kitenge Offensive Rebound.
+3 (13:01) Marvin McGhee IV makes 23-foot three point jumper (CJ Shaw assists).
713
(12:31) Derin Saran misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:27) Koat Keat Tong Defensive Rebound.
(12:16) Hosana Kitenge traveling turnover.
(11:59) Foul on Marvin McGhee IV.
+1 (11:59) Jurian Dixon makes free throw 1 of 2.
714
+1 (11:59) Jurian Dixon makes free throw 2 of 2.
715
(11:29) Marvin McGhee IV misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:26) Marvin McGhee IV Offensive Rebound.
+3 (11:21) Marvin McGhee IV makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zion Sensley assists).
1015
(11:02) Derin Saran misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(10:59) Aidan Mahaney Defensive Rebound.
(10:44) Zion Sensley misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:41) Jurian Dixon Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:22) Elijah Chol makes driving layup.
1017
(10:00) CJ Shaw misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:57) Jurian Dixon Defensive Rebound.
(9:51) Jurian Dixon misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:47) Aidan Mahaney Defensive Rebound.
(9:23) Marvin McGhee IV bad pass turnover.
(9:23) Derin Saran Steal.
+2 (9:16) Derin Saran makes driving layup.
1019
+3 (8:51) CJ Shaw makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marvin McGhee IV assists).
1319
(8:38) Foul on Zion Sensley.
(8:17) Harrison Carrington misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:14) Harrison Carrington Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:13) Harrison Carrington makes layup.
1321
(7:58) Michael Simcoe bad pass turnover.
(7:58) Andre Henry Steal.
(7:48) Foul on Koat Keat Tong.
(7:45) Foul on Marvin McGhee IV.
+1 (7:45) Andre Henry makes free throw 1 of 2.
1322
(7:45) Andre Henry misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:45) Zion Sensley Defensive Rebound.
(7:45) Foul on Harrison Carrington.
(7:16) Hosana Kitenge misses layup.
(7:13) Akiva McBirney-Griffin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:10) Kyle Evans makes 0-foot dunk (Jovan Jester Jr. assists).
1324
+2 (6:56) Zion Sensley makes 14-foot floating jump shot (CJ Shaw assists).
1524
(6:29) Andre Henry misses 10-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:26) Colin Smith Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:20) CJ Shaw makes 24-foot three point jumper.
1824
(5:51) Foul on Aidan Mahaney.
+1 (5:51) Jovan Jester Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
1825
+1 (5:51) Jovan Jester Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
1826
(5:24) Zion Sensley misses 32-foot three point jumper.
(5:22) UC Irvine Defensive Rebound.
(5:05) Foul on Evans Kipruto.
+2 (5:01) Jurian Dixon makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Tama Isaac assists).
1828
(4:44) Colin Smith misses 7-foot pullup jump shot.
(4:41) Akiva McBirney-Griffin Defensive Rebound.
(4:37) Foul on Akiva McBirney-Griffin.
(4:37) Akiva McBirney-Griffin turnover.
(4:08) Colin Smith misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(4:02) Derin Saran Defensive Rebound.
(3:57) Elijah Chol bad pass turnover.
(3:57) Aidan Mahaney Steal.
(3:38) Zion Sensley misses 20-foot pullup jump shot.
(3:36) Jurian Dixon Defensive Rebound.
(3:29) Foul on Colin Smith.
+1 (3:29) Tama Isaac makes free throw 1 of 2.
1829
+1 (3:29) Tama Isaac makes free throw 2 of 2.
1830
+2 (3:10) Aidan Mahaney makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot (Colin Smith assists).
2030
+2 (2:42) Derin Saran makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
2032
(2:22) Hosana Kitenge bad pass turnover.
(2:08) Andre Henry misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:05) CJ Shaw Defensive Rebound.
(1:59) Marvin McGhee IV misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:53) Kyle Evans Defensive Rebound.
(1:40) Derin Saran misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(1:36) Hosana Kitenge Defensive Rebound.
(1:21) Marvin McGhee IV misses driving layup.
(1:21) Kyle Evans Block.
(1:17) Tama Isaac Defensive Rebound.
(1:17) Foul on CJ Shaw.
(1:17) Derin Saran misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:17) UC Irvine Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:17) Derin Saran misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:16) Colin Smith Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:00) Aidan Mahaney makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zion Sensley assists).
2332
(0:34) Jurian Dixon misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:31) Colin Smith Defensive Rebound.
(0:04) Evans Kipruto misses 3-foot floating jump shot.
(0:00) Jovan Jester Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Andre Henry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) UC Irvine Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UCSB

UCI

60Points64

21-49(42.9%)Field Goal(%)23-58(39.7%)

11-25(44.0%)3-Point(%)1-10(10.0%)

7-9(77.8%)Free Throw(%)17-27(63.0%)

32(6)Rebounds(Offensive)35(11)

14Assists9

2Steals9

4Blocks2

18Turnovers7

21(1)Fouls(Technical)11(0)

4Largest Lead12

Game Details

Saturday, February 28, 2026 · 10:30 PM

Bren Events Center · Irvine, CA

attendance: 4,377 (87.5%)

tv: ESPN2

spread: UCI -3.5

over/under: 138.5