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.
Derrick Michael Xzavierro is ruled out with an injury before the game, then Austin Johnson gets hurt during the first half as LBSU loses its sixth straight game, 85-54.
Stephan D. Swenson had 20 points in UCSB's 85-54 win over Long Beach State on Saturday night. Swenson added five assists for the Gauchos (14-8, 6-5 Big West Conference).
UC Santa Barbara ended its slump in men’s basketball by taking a shovel to The Beach on Saturday. “Yesterday was all about burying the first half of ...