UC Santa Barbara pulls away late to beat Southern 77-68

[ASFN Admin]

JaQuori McLaughlin scored 24 points, Amadou Sow added 23 points, and UC Santa Barbara pulled away late to beat Southern 77-68 on Friday night. The Gauchos (8-4) turned a one-point advantage into a 69-59 lead with 1:39 left after a trio of consecutive 3-pointers by McLaughlin, Brandon Cyrus and Devearl Ramsey. UC Santa Barbara took its first lead of the game on McLaughlin's jumper that made it 40-39 at the 15-minute mark of the second half.

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