Max Heiddeger scored a team-high 25 points and Leland King and Jalen Canty each added 21 points tonight to help UC Santa Barbara slip past visitng Hawai’i in overtime, 84-82, in Big West Conference men’s basketball action.
The Gauchos improved to 17-5 overall and 6-2 in the Big West, while the Warriors fell to 13-7, 4-3. Mike Thomas led UH with 25 points and 10 rebounds, Brocke Stepteau added 15 points and six assists and Leland Green finished with 12 points, all in the first half. Gibson Johnson contributed 10 points.
The Warriors opened the overtime period with Thomas’ layup to go up, 72-70, but UCSB answered with a 6-0 run and held an 83-79 lead after Canty’s free throw with 17 seconds remaining.