Beach vs Gauchos

Gameday · SAT JAN 9

Long Beach StateVSUC Santa Barbara

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Tip9:00 PM ET

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The Thunderdome · Santa Barbara, CA

Win probability

1912 blend

22% LBSUUCSB 78%

Adj. efficiency20%

80%

SRS17%

83%

Elo28%

72%

UCSB +6.2

Proj. margin

146.7

Proj. total

66.6

Proj. pace

Home court counts 3 points. Blend of Adj. efficiency, SRS and Elo.

Projected starters

PPG

• 7J.PayneG · 2.7 APG11.7
• 4M.AdamsG · 1.3 APG15.0
• 3Y.SissokoG · 1.7 APG13.7
• 33M.Vanlaningham4.3 RPG3.0
• 25J.Gray0.7 RPG3.3

• 20A.MahaneyG · 2.7 APG11.7
• 3C.ShawG · 1.0 APG12.0
• 1M.LittleG · 4.3 APG8.7
• 9E.DibamiF · 6.0 RPG8.3
• 4M.McGhee IVG · 3.0 APG7.7

Ratings

CBBD · 2025-26

-7.1Adj. net rating+2.3

243rdAdj. net rank142nd

104.6Adj. offense113.3

111.7Adj. defense110.9

66.0Pace67.2

-6.1SRS1.4

1586Elo1749

1–2Record3–0

Season per game

2026-27 · 3 games

65.0Points83.7

69.3Opp points61.7

48.0%eFG%58.2%

16.0%TO%15.0%

20.3%OREB%30.9%

.53FT rate.50

40%3PA rate45%

47%Assisted FG%71%

Last five games

Long Beach State

W62-59vs PAC

L70-83@ MTST

L63-66@ UTAH

W84-75@ HAW

L70-76vs UCD

UC Santa Barbara

W76-63vs NEV

W90-67vs OAK

W85-55vs San Francisco State

L73-79@ UCD

L63-64vs UCSD

Head to head

Last 10 · 2017-18–2026-27

25-26UCSB 74 · LBSU 71Sat, 1/24

25-26LBSU 77 · UCSB 84Thu, 12/4

24-25UCSB 58 · LBSU 56Sat, 2/22

24-25LBSU 54 · UCSB 85Sat, 2/1

23-24UCSB 76 · LBSU 74Thu, 3/7

23-24LBSU 76 · UCSB 85Sat, 1/13

22-23LBSU 73 · UCSB 78Thu, 2/23

22-23UCSB 75 · LBSU 72Thu, 2/9

21-22UCSB 64 · LBSU 67Fri, 3/11

21-22LBSU 71 · UCSB 84Sat, 2/19

Game information

TipSaturday, Jan 9 · 9:00 PM ET

VenueThe Thunderdome · Santa Barbara, CA

Abbreviations

Adj.Adjusted — points scored or allowed per 100 possessions, corrected for the strength of the opponents faced. Net is offense minus defense

SRSSimple Rating System — average scoring margin, adjusted for strength of schedule

EloA rating that moves after every result, by more when the opponent was strong

PacePossessions per 40 minutes

PPGPoints per game

eFG%Effective field goal percentage — made threes count one and a half field goals

TO%Turnovers per 100 possessions

OREB%The share of a team's own missed shots it rebounds

FT rateFree throws attempted per field goal attempted

3PA rateThe share of field goal attempts taken from three

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