Ohio State Buckeyes vs UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - MIDWEST REGION - 1st ROUND AT MILWAUKEE WI
51
20-10
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UCSB | 17 | 34 | 51 |
OSU | 30 | 38 | 68 |
68
28-7
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 33 | 20 | 8-17 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | 4 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | 6 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | 11 | 4-11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
51 | 20-62 | 6-19 | 5-7 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 16 | |
32% | 32% | 71% |
Ohio State Buckeyes
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 30 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
| 40 | 9 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | 9 | 2-13 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 39 | 16 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 40 | 23 | 8-14 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 10 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
68 | 21-52 | 10-22 | 16-18 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 12 | |
40% | 45% | 89% |
Game Information
Milwaukee, WI


2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big West ConferenceBig West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
| Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |
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