Tait-Jones '20 Lead UC San Diego Past UC Santa Barbara in the Big West tournament semi-finals, 69-51

Associated Press

Henderson, nev. (Ap) -aniwaniwa Tait-Jones had 20 points in the 69:51 win of UC San Diego against the fifth UC Santa Barbara on Friday in the BIG West Conference Tournament.

The tritons will compete in the championship game on Saturday against the winner of the semi -final between UC Irvine No. 2 and Cal Poly on Saturday.

Tait-Jones also wore eight rebounds, nine assists and three blocks for the tritons at (29-4). Tyler McGhie scored 13 points, while he went 2 out of 13 from the ground, including 2 for 10 from 3-point range and 7 for 9 from the line and added five rebounds. Nordin Kapic shot 5 for 10, including 2 for 6 from beyond the arch up to 13 points. The Tritons won their 13th victory in a row.

Stephan D. Swenson led the Gauchos (21-13) into the goal success and ended with 12 points and six templates. UCSB also received 12 points from Ben Shtolzberg. Kenny Pohto had 10 points.

Tait-Jones scored seven points in the first half and UCSD went half-time with 27: 26. UCSD achieved the victory after a run in the second half had wiped out a two-point deficit in the second half and gave them the lead with 46: 32 with 12:39 in half. Tait-Jones scored 13 points in the second half.

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