Davis scoresb 25 as UC Irvine defeats UCSB 70-59

Published Feb. 16, 2023 1:25 a.m. ET

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — DJ Davis' 25 points helped UC Irvine defeat UCSB 70-59 on Wednesday night.

Davis shot 8 for 16 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free throw line for the Anteaters (18-8, 11-3 Big West Conference). Dawson Baker scored 14 points while shooting 5 for 12 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 2 of 4 from the free throw line, and added six rebounds. Bent Leuchten was 2-of-5 shooting and 4 of 4 from the free throw line to finish with eight points.

Ajay Mitchell led the way for the Gauchos (20-5, 11-3) with 25 points. UCSB also got eight points and eight rebounds from Miles Norris. In addition, Jakov Kukic had eight points and two steals.

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Both teams play again on Saturday. UC Irvine hosts UC Davis and UCSB travels to play UC Riverside.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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