JaQuori McLaughlin scored 19 points — including seven in overtime, and Devearl Ramsey added 17 points, including eight free throws in the final 1:12 of OT, to help visiting UC Santa Barbara deny Hawai’i, 81-74, Saturday night to take both games of a pivotal Big West Conference men’s basketball series at SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center.
Amadou Sow added 16 points as the first-place Gauchos won their 10th straight game to improve to 14-3 overall, 8-2 in the Big West. Canon Jardine scored a game-high 25 points and grabbed six rebounds and James Jean-Marie added 17 points off the bench for the Warriors, who fell to 7-7, 5-7.