A second half surge by the UCSB men’s basketball team broke open a tight game as the Gauchos passed an early season test with a 75-58 rout of previously unbeaten Sacramento State on Thursday night at the Thunderdome.
Sacramento State has already defeated defending Big West regular season champion UC Davis and Big West Tournament champion Cal State Fullerton this season. Those matchups gave the Gauchos an opportunity to see if they measured up against some of their conference competition at this early stage in the season.
“Before the game I told our team ‘we’re going to really (use) this game to judge our team against the conference,” said UCSB coach Joe Pasternak. “For us it’s great to be able to do some comparison and see kind of where are team is right now.”
