UC Santa Barbara took a 38-26 lead at halftime and outscored the visiting Beach 47-28 in the second half. Long Beach State never closed its deficit to single digits in the second half.

Led by Stephan D. Swenson's 20 points, the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos defeated the Long Beach State Beach 85-54.

UC SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Stephan Swenson scored a team-high 20 points and Cole Anderson added 15 points on a perfect 5-for-5 from three-point distance ...

Santa Barbara, California; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gauchos -10; over/under is 138.5 BOTTOM LINE: Long Beach State is looking to break its five-game losing streak with a victory ...

McCullough gymnasium on the campus of St. Ignatius on Tuesday to see if the Wildcats could pull off the improbable against Riordan. Not a chance. The Crusaders — the Chronicle’s No. 1 team tagged ...

Santa Barbara, California; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Long Beach State looks to end its five-game losing streak with a victory over UCSB. The Gauchos have gone 8-4 at home.

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The Washington Nationals hold the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 draft after winning the draft lottery back in December at the annual winter meetings, ...