Kraig Pakulski / Friday, January 16, 2026 / Categories: Regions, California; Santa Barbara County UCSB hangs on to win at CS Bakersfield to snap Big West skid ESPN+Gauchos even up Big West record at 3-3 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KEYT) - Colin Smith scored a game-high 16 points to lead UCSB to a regular season 2-game sweep over Cal State Bakersfield 75-69. The road win snaps a 3-game Big West losing streak as the Gauchos improve to 10-7 on the year and 3-3 in the Big West. Zion Sensley came off the bench to score 13 points and grabbed a team-high 8 rebounds. Miro Little added 12 points as UCSB outscored the Roadrunners 30-6 from the three-point line. Sensley and Little each made 3 three-pointers as UCSB went 10-of-26 from beyond the arc. The Gauchos led 38-29 at halftime and went up 64-49 with less then 7:30 left in the game. But the Roadrunners cut the deficit 3 at 72-69 with :32 seconds left. UCSB was able to hang on with two free throws from Smith and one by CJ Shaw. The post UCSB hangs on to win at CS Bakersfield to snap Big West skid appeared first on News Channel 3-12. Previous Article Cal Poly falters in second half and lose at home by 20 to Hawai’i Next Article Machado le entregó a Trump su Premio Nobel. A cambio, recibió una bolsa de regalos, pero ninguna promesa de apoyo Print 37 Rate this article: No rating Tags: Local NewsNewsSanta Barbara - South CountySportsTop StoriesCollege Sports Please login or register to post comments.