Stephan Swenson scored all 15 of his points in the second half to lead No. 5 seed UC Santa Barbara to a 71-66 victory over eighth-seeded Cal State Bakersfield in the first round of the Big West Confer

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Stephan D. Swenson scored 25 points to lead UC Santa Barbara to a 78-72 victory over Cal State Northridge in a Big West Conference Tournament quarterfinal on Thursday night.

The third meeting this season between Cal State Bakersfield and UC Santa Barbara’s men’s basketball teams was in a new location — the neutral court of Lee’s Family Forum venue in Henderson, Nev. — but for the third straight time in 2025 the Gauchos prevailed,