UH at UCSB (1/17/26)

They won't be winning in Santa Barbara anytime soon.

The University of Hawaiʻi Men's Basketball team got off to a slow start and ultimately fell to the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, 77-62 at the Thunderdome on Saturday! This was the last time for the foreseeable future that UH and UCSB would face off against each other.

Harry Rouhliadeff and Isaiah Kerr both scored 13 points to lead the 'Bows with Rouhliadeff getting two rebounds, and Kerr was 3-for-4 from 3-point range. Isaac Johnson rounded out the double-digit scorers with 10 points, and he chipped in two rebounds.

UCSB was led by Aiden Mahaney's 17 points; he was one of five double-digit scoring Gauchos.

UH got a bad start and missed their first nine shots while UCSB took an early 7-0 lead. UH tried everything they could, but four turnovers in the first few minutes ultimately did them in.

Kerr came off the bench and provided his spark. Rouhliadeff also sank a triple, but UH could get no closer than 15.

At halftime, UCSB took a giant 40-21 lead over UH.

UH tried to make some early moves and did so by scoring the first seven points of the second half; unfortunately, Santa Barbara responded and extinguished any further momentum.

With over 10 minutes remaining, UH went on a 12-2 run that cut the gap down to seven, but Santa Barbara again stymied that rally with eight unanswered of their own, and UH could get no closer than that.

The 'Bows will leave the Big West with just one career win in the Thunderdome -- 2016; however, there is some good news. UH remains tied with UC Irvine at 5-2 for the top spot on the Big West leaderboard after Irvine fell to UC Davis, 75-72, earlier this week.

UH drops to 13-4 in the 2025-26 season. They will return home for two matches against Cal State Bakersfield on Thursday, Jan. 22, and against Cal State Northridge on Saturday, Jan. 24. Tipoff for both games at the Stan Sheriff Center is scheduled for 7 p.m. HST, and you can watch the game on Spectrum Sports or listen to the game on ESPN Honolulu.