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UC Santa Barbara defeats Cal State Bakersfield 71-66 in Big West Conference Tournament first round

AP
Mar 13, 2025

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) 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 on Wednesday night in the first round of the Big West Conference Tournament.

UCSB (20-12) will move on to face Cal State Northridge on Thursday.

Swenson added six rebounds and four steals Kenny Pohto scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Gauchos. Colin Smith shot 5 for 7, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points.

The Roadrunners (14-18, 0-1) were led by Jemel Jones, who recorded 15 points and four assists. Corey Stephenson added 12 points, nine rebounds and two blocks for CSU Bakersfield. CJ Hardy also scored 12 points.

UCSB went into the half leading 32-25. Smith scored seven first-half points.

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

1st Half
CSUB
Roadrunners
25
UCSB
Gauchos
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Gauchos gains possession)
19:45	+2	Jason Fontenet II makes two point jump shot (Kenny Pohto assists)	0-2
19:23	+3	Marvin McGhee III makes three point jump shot (Corey Stephenson assists)	3-2
19:08		Cole Anderson misses three point jump shot
19:06		Roadrunners defensive rebound
18:51	+2	Jemel Jones makes two point jump shot	5-2
18:37		CJ Hardy shooting foul
18:37		Kenny Pohto misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:37	+1	Kenny Pohto makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-3
18:20		Colin Smith blocks Corey Stephenson's two point layup
18:18		Corey Stephenson offensive rebound
18:16		Corey Stephenson misses two point layup
18:14		Corey Stephenson offensive rebound
18:11		Jemel Jones misses three point jump shot
18:09		Jemel Jones offensive rebound
18:05	+2	Jemel Jones makes two point layup	7-3
17:56	+2	Colin Smith makes two point layup (Kenny Pohto assists)	7-5
17:37		CJ Hardy turnover (out of bounds)
17:24	+2	Koat Keat Tong makes two point layup (Jason Fontenet II assists)	7-7
17:00		Corey Stephenson turnover
16:52	+3	Colin Smith makes three point jump shot (Ben Shtolzberg assists)	7-10
16:34		Jemel Jones turnover (lost ball) (Colin Smith steals)
16:29		Colin Smith misses three point jump shot
16:27		Marvin McGhee III defensive rebound
16:00	+3	Marvin McGhee III makes three point jump shot (Jemel Jones assists)	10-10
15:31	+2	Cole Anderson makes two point jump shot	10-12
14:59		TV timeout
14:57		Kadar Waller turnover (bad pass) (Stephan Swenson steals)
14:29		Kenny Pohto misses two point hook shot
14:27		Marvin McGhee defensive rebound
14:18		Marvin McGhee III misses three point jump shot
14:16		Zion Sensley defensive rebound
14:05		Deuce Turner misses three point jump shot
14:03		Jaden Alexander defensive rebound
13:41		Marvin McGhee turnover (bad pass)
13:21		Zion Sensley misses two point jump shot
13:19		Jaden Alexander defensive rebound
13:04		Corey Stephenson misses two point jump shot
13:02		Jason Fontenet II defensive rebound
12:38	+3	Deuce Turner makes three point jump shot (Jason Fontenet II assists)	10-15
12:15	+3	Corey Stephenson makes three point jump shot (Jemel Jones assists)	13-15
11:53		Deuce Turner misses two point jump shot
11:51		Corey Stephenson defensive rebound
11:49	+2	Jaden Alexander makes two point layup	15-15
11:48		Gauchos 30 second timeout
11:48		TV timeout
11:30		Jason Fontenet II turnover (out of bounds)
11:19		Jemel Jones misses two point jump shot
11:17		Corey Stephenson offensive rebound
11:13		Jemel Jones misses three point jump shot
11:11		Cole Anderson defensive rebound
11:05		Jason Fontenet II misses two point jump shot
11:03		CJ Hardy defensive rebound
10:48		Corey Stephenson misses three point jump shot
10:46		Stephan Swenson defensive rebound
10:34		Cole Anderson turnover
10:08		Jemel Jones turnover (bad pass)
10:02		Cole Anderson misses three point jump shot
10:00		Gauchos offensive rebound
9:44	+2	Koat Keat Tong makes two point layup (Cole Anderson assists)	15-17
9:44		Corey Stephenson shooting foul
9:44	+1	Koat Keat Tong makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-18
9:21		Marvin McGhee III misses three point jump shot
9:19		Stephan Swenson defensive rebound
9:05		Max Murrell misses three point jump shot
9:03		Jemel Jones defensive rebound
9:05		Gauchos technical foul
8:57	+1	Jemel Jones makes technical free throw 1 of 2	16-18
8:57	+1	Jemel Jones makes technical free throw 2 of 2	17-18
8:55		Jemel Jones misses two point jump shot
8:53		CJ Hardy offensive rebound
8:50	+2	CJ Hardy makes two point layup	19-18
8:29	+2	Ben Shtolzberg makes two point jump shot (Jason Fontenet II assists)	19-20
8:16		Marvin McGhee III misses three point jump shot
8:14		Jason Fontenet II defensive rebound
8:10		Fidelis Okereke personal foul
8:00		Jason Fontenet II turnover (lost ball)
8:00		TV timeout
7:47	+2	CJ Hardy makes two point dunk (Jemel Jones assists)	21-20
7:25	+2	Colin Smith makes two point layup	21-22
6:59	+2	Corey Stephenson makes two point jump shot (CJ Hardy assists)	23-22
6:36		Deuce Turner turnover (bad pass) (Fidelis Okereke steals)
6:31		Colin Smith personal foul
6:29		Corey Stephenson misses two point jump shot
6:27		Stephan Swenson defensive rebound
6:09		Ben Shtolzberg turnover (traveling)
5:41		Fidelis Okereke misses two point jump shot
5:39		Corey Stephenson offensive rebound
5:36	+2	Corey Stephenson makes two point layup	25-22
5:23	+3	Max Murrell makes three point jump shot (Stephan Swenson assists)	25-25
4:55		Max Murrell blocks Jaden Alexander's two point layup
4:53		Jaden Alexander offensive rebound
4:50		Marvin McGhee III misses three point jump shot
4:48		Stephan Swenson defensive rebound
4:37		Stephan Swenson misses three point jump shot
4:35		Marvin McGhee III defensive rebound
4:25		Kadar Waller turnover (lost ball) (Stephan Swenson steals)
4:18		Deuce Turner misses two point jump shot
4:16		Fidelis Okereke defensive rebound
4:02		Roadrunners 30 second timeout
4:02		TV timeout
3:45		Roadrunners turnover (shot clock violation)
3:30		Fidelis Okereke personal foul
3:29		Cameron Clark personal foul
3:15		Jason Fontenet II misses three point jump shot
3:13		Roadrunners defensive rebound
2:48		CJ Hardy misses two point jump shot
2:46		Jemel Jones offensive rebound
2:36		Cameron Clark misses two point hook shot
2:34		Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
2:23		CJ Hardy shooting foul
2:23	+1	Kenny Pohto makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-26
2:23	+1	Kenny Pohto makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-27
1:58		Jason Fontenet II personal foul
1:50		Jemel Jones misses two point jump shot
1:48		Jason Fontenet II defensive rebound
1:45		Jemel Jones personal foul
1:45	+1	Jason Fontenet II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-28
1:45	+1	Jason Fontenet II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-29
1:27		Shakir Odunewu misses two point layup
1:25		Ben Shtolzberg defensive rebound
1:20		Colin Smith turnover (traveling)
1:03		Corey Stephenson misses three point jump shot
1:01		Jason Fontenet II defensive rebound
0:55	+2	Kenny Pohto makes two point layup (Jason Fontenet II assists)	25-31
0:45		Marvin McGhee III misses three point jump shot
0:43		Stephan Swenson defensive rebound
0:38		Stephan Swenson misses three point jump shot
0:36		Marvin McGhee III defensive rebound
0:35		Jason Fontenet II personal foul
0:14		Kadar Waller turnover (lost ball) (Stephan Swenson steals)
0:06		Ben Shtolzberg misses two point jump shot
0:04		Ariel Bland offensive rebound
0:02		Max Murrell misses three point jump shot
0:01		Zion Sensley offensive rebound
0:01		Kadar Waller personal foul
0:01	+1	Zion Sensley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-32
0:01		Zion Sensley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:01		Corey Stephenson defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CSUB
Roadrunners
41
UCSB
Gauchos
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00	+3	Cole Anderson makes three point jump shot (Stephan Swenson assists)	25-35
19:27	+2	CJ Hardy makes two point layup	27-35
19:13		Kenny Pohto misses two point layup
19:11		Corey Stephenson defensive rebound
19:04		Jason Fontenet II personal foul
18:50		Colin Smith blocks Corey Stephenson's two point layup
18:48		Roadrunners offensive rebound
18:48		Fidelis Okereke misses two point jump shot
18:46		Jemel Jones offensive rebound
18:46		Cole Anderson personal foul
18:42		CJ Hardy misses two point jump shot
18:40		Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
18:15		Cole Anderson misses three point jump shot
18:13		Roadrunners defensive rebound
18:13		Colin Smith personal foul
17:54	+2	Jemel Jones makes two point jump shot	29-35
17:38	+2	Stephan Swenson makes two point layup	29-37
17:22		Corey Stephenson turnover (bad pass) (Stephan Swenson steals)
17:07		Colin Smith misses three point jump shot
17:05		Marvin McGhee III defensive rebound
16:47		Marvin McGhee III turnover (bad pass) (Kenny Pohto steals)
16:34		Cole Anderson turnover (bad pass)
16:20		Jemel Jones misses two point jump shot
16:18		Stephan Swenson defensive rebound
16:09		CJ Hardy personal foul
15:59		Cameron Clark blocks Ben Shtolzberg's two point layup
15:57		Marvin McGhee defensive rebound
15:50		Marvin McGhee misses three point jump shot
15:48		Cameron Clark offensive rebound
15:47		Ben Shtolzberg personal foul
15:47		TV timeout
15:39		Jaden Alexander misses two point layup
15:37		Jaden Alexander offensive rebound
15:37		Deuce Turner shooting foul
15:37	+1	Jaden Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-37
15:37	+1	Jaden Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-37
15:28	+2	Kenny Pohto makes two point layup (Ben Shtolzberg assists)	31-39
14:58		Max Murrell personal foul
14:56	+2	Corey Stephenson makes two point jump shot (Kadar Waller assists)	33-39
14:33		Deuce Turner misses three point jump shot
14:31		Kenny Pohto offensive rebound
14:28	+2	Kenny Pohto makes two point layup	33-41
14:28		Cameron Clark shooting foul (Kenny Pohto draws the foul)
14:28	+1	Kenny Pohto makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-42
13:56		Stephan Swenson blocks Kadar Waller's three point jump shot
13:54		Fidelis Okereke offensive rebound
13:49		Fidelis Okereke misses two point layup
13:47		Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
13:42	+2	Kenny Pohto makes two point layup (Jason Fontenet II assists)	33-44
13:29		Jason Fontenet II personal foul
13:29	+1	Jemel Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-44
13:29		Jemel Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:29		Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
13:15		Fidelis Okereke personal foul
13:14		Jaden Alexander personal foul
13:01		Stephan Swenson misses three point jump shot
12:59		Koat Keat Tong offensive rebound
12:55	+3	Colin Smith makes three point jump shot (Ben Shtolzberg assists)	34-47
12:44	+2	Jemel Jones makes two point layup	36-47
12:20		Colin Smith turnover (lost ball) (CJ Hardy steals)
12:10		Jemel Jones misses three point jump shot
12:08		Gauchos defensive rebound
11:41		Stephan Swenson misses two point jump shot
11:39		CJ Hardy defensive rebound
11:35	+2	CJ Hardy makes two point jump shot	38-47
11:22	+2	Stephan Swenson makes two point layup	38-49
11:05	+3	Jaden Alexander makes three point jump shot (CJ Hardy assists)	41-49
10:34		Corey Stephenson blocks Kenny Pohto's two point layup
10:32		Kenny Pohto offensive rebound
10:32		Fidelis Okereke personal foul
10:32		TV timeout
10:23		Cameron Clark shooting foul
10:23	+1	Kenny Pohto makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-50
10:23		Kenny Pohto misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:23		Jaden Alexander defensive rebound
9:59		Corey Stephenson turnover (lost ball) (Ben Shtolzberg steals)
9:51		Cole Anderson misses three point jump shot
9:49		Cameron Clark defensive rebound
9:35		Marvin McGhee III misses three point jump shot
9:33		Kenny Pohto defensive rebound
9:13		Jaden Alexander personal foul
9:13		Kenny Pohto misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:13		Cameron Clark defensive rebound
8:50	+3	Marvin McGhee makes three point jump shot (Jemel Jones assists)	44-50
8:36		Jason Fontenet II turnover (lost ball)
8:28		Ben Shtolzberg personal foul
8:28	+1	Marvin McGhee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-50
8:28	+1	Marvin McGhee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-50
8:14		Marvin McGhee shooting foul
8:14	+1	Deuce Turner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-51
8:14	+1	Deuce Turner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-52
8:05	+2	Jemel Jones makes two point jump shot	48-52
7:38	+3	Colin Smith makes three point jump shot (Stephan Swenson assists)	48-55
7:19	+2	Marvin McGhee makes two point layup	50-55
6:57	+3	Stephan Swenson makes three point jump shot	50-58
6:55		Gauchos 30 second timeout
6:55		TV timeout
6:43		Jemel Jones misses two point jump shot
6:41		Ben Shtolzberg defensive rebound
6:12	+2	Stephan Swenson makes two point layup	50-60
5:52	+2	Jemel Jones makes two point jump shot	52-60
5:49		Roadrunners 30 second timeout
5:37		Cole Anderson misses three point jump shot
5:35		Marvin McGhee III defensive rebound
5:34		Stephan Swenson personal foul
5:34	+1	Marvin McGhee III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-60
5:34	+1	Marvin McGhee III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-60
5:18		Marvin McGhee III shooting foul
5:18	+1	Stephan Swenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-61
5:18	+1	Stephan Swenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-62
4:54	+2	Marvin McGhee III makes two point layup	56-62
4:23		Cole Anderson misses three point jump shot
4:21		Jemel Jones defensive rebound
4:14		Jemel Jones misses two point jump shot
4:12		Koat Keat Tong defensive rebound
3:48		Ben Shtolzberg misses three point jump shot
3:46		Gauchos offensive rebound
3:46		Corey Stephenson personal foul
3:46		TV timeout
3:46	+1	Koat Keat Tong makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-63
3:46		Koat Keat Tong misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:46		Corey Stephenson defensive rebound
3:30		Corey Stephenson misses two point jump shot
3:30		Gauchos defensive rebound
3:30		Fidelis Okereke personal foul
3:30		TV timeout
3:30		Colin Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:30		Colin Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:30		Corey Stephenson defensive rebound
3:16		Jemel Jones offensive foul
3:16		Jemel Jones turnover (offensive foul)
2:56		Marvin McGhee III personal foul
2:56	+1	Stephan Swenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-64
2:56	+1	Stephan Swenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-65
2:44		Ariel Bland shooting foul
2:44		Corey Stephenson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:44	+1	Corey Stephenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-65
2:17		Stephan Swenson misses three point jump shot
2:15		CJ Hardy defensive rebound
2:09	+2	CJ Hardy makes two point layup	59-65
1:38		Corey Stephenson blocks Jason Fontenet II's two point jump shot
1:36		Jason Fontenet II offensive rebound
1:32		Deuce Turner misses three point jump shot
1:30		CJ Hardy defensive rebound
1:26		Jaden Alexander misses two point layup
1:24		Jaden Alexander offensive rebound
1:06	+2	CJ Hardy makes two point layup	61-65
1:05		Roadrunners 60 second timeout
0:46	+2	Ben Shtolzberg makes two point layup	61-67
0:36	+2	Corey Stephenson makes two point layup	63-67
0:27		Jaden Alexander personal foul
0:27		Jason Fontenet II misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:27		Jason Fontenet II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:27		Jason Fontenet II offensive rebound
0:22		Gauchos 30 second timeout
0:20		Jaden Alexander personal foul
0:20	+1	Jason Fontenet II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-68
0:20	+1	Jason Fontenet II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-69
0:11	+3	Jaden Alexander makes three point jump shot (CJ Hardy assists)	66-69
0:11		Roadrunners 30 second timeout
0:07		Jemel Jones personal foul
0:07	+1	Stephan Swenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-70
0:07	+1	Stephan Swenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-71
0:04		Ariel Bland blocks Marvin McGhee's three point jump shot
0:02		Ariel Bland defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Ariel Bland defensive rebound