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UC Santa Barbara 62, Utah State 50
Friday February 07, 2003
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) Branduinn Fullove scored 13 of his
game-high 21 points in the last eight minutes to lead UC Santa
Barbara to a 62-50 victory over Utah State Thursday, pulling the
Gauchos into a first-place tie with the Aggies in the Big West
Conference.
UC Santa Barbara (10-10, 7-3), fueled by a trio of 3-pointers by
Fullove, outscored Utah State (16-5, 7-3) 18-8 in the last nine
minutes.
Freshman Josh Davis rallied the Gauchos from an early 20-17
deficit by scoring all eight of his points in the first half. UC
Santa Barbara shot 58.3 percent in the first half (46.2 percent
overall) to take a 34-28 lead.
Spencer Nelson, who got 11 of his 16 points in the second half,
drew Utah State to within 45-42 at the nine-minute mark.
But two free throws by Nick Jones ended a six-minute scoreless
drought for UC Santa Barbara. Fullove then scored 11 of the
Gauchos' last 13 points. Mark Hull had the other two and finished
with 13 points.
The Gauchos held the Aggies to 34.8 percent shooting in the
second half (41.7 percent overall) while Bryan Whitehead was
grabbing nine of his game-high 11 rebounds.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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