Matt Freeman and JaQuori McLaughlin each scored 17 points and UC Santa Barbara beat Louisiana-Lafayette 85-77. Devearl Ramsey added 16 points and Robinson Idehen 10 for the Gauchos. UC Santa Barbara led 32-31 at halftime and never trailed in the second half. Louisiana’s Dou Gueye hit as 3-pointer to tie it at 45 with 13:09 remaining before Ramsey buried a 3 25 seconds later and the Gauchos held on from there. Trajan Wesley led Louisiana with 17 points, Cedric Russell and Mylik Wilson scored 16 apiece, Gueye 15 and Jalen Johnson 12.
