UC Santa Barbara at UC Irvine 2/16/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos visit Bren Events Center in Irvine, California on Saturday to play the UC Irvine Anteaters. The Gauchos fell to 17-7 overall and 6-4 in Big West Conference place following a 71-57 upset loss to UC Riverside. Amadou Sow and Ar’Mond Davis led the Gauchos in the loss with 14 points apiece. UC Santa Barbara lost consecutive games for the first time all season.

UC Irvine improved to 21-5 overall and 9-1 in BWC play following its 67-56 win over Hawaii. The first place Anteaters hold a two-game lead over CSU Fullerton in the BWC. Elston Jones led the Anteaters with 10 points and 10 rebounds. The win was UC Irvine’s seventh straight. Ar’Mond Davis leads the Gauchos in scoring with an average of 13.8 points per game. Devearl Ramsey is the leader in assists with an average of 3.5 per game. Amadou Sow is the leader in rebounds with an average of 6.5 per game. UC Santa Barbara is shooting 45.6% from the field and 33.7% from 3-point territory.

Max Hazzard leads the Anteaters in scoring with an average of 12.2 points per game. Jonathan Galloway is the leader in rebounds with an average of 8.2 per game, while Eyassu Worku leads UC Irvine in assists with an average of 3.0 per game. UC Irvine is shooting 44.3% from the field and 36.4% from 3-point territory.