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The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (5-2, 0-0 Big West) visit Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California on Saturday to play the Pepperdine Waves (5-3, 0-0 WCC). UC Santa Barbara defeated the Pacific Tigers 82-71 last Saturday with Ajare Sanni scoring a team-high 22 points. Pepperdine was defeated by Nevada 85-77 on Tuesday for its second loss in the last three games. Mike Mitchell Jr. scored 18 points for Pepperdine in the loss. UC Santa Barbara and Pepperdine do not have any players listed on their injury reports.
The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are holding opponents to an average of 65.1 points per game, while allowing a field goal shooting percentage of 43.5% and a three-point shooting percentage of 35.5%. Opponents are averaging the third-fewest rebounds per game versus UC-Santa Barbara at 24.9 boards per contest while the Gauchos are averaging 37.0 rebounds per game. The leading rebounder is Andre Kelly with an average of 9.0 boards per game and Kelly is also the swat leader, averaging 21.3 blocked shots per contest. Ajay Mitchell is the leader in steals with an average of 1.7 per game.
Santa Barbara is scoring an average of 71.6 points per game. The Gauchos have the 51st best field goal shooting percentage at 48.4% and drop to 116th in 3-point shooting percentage at 35.5%. Mitchell is the leading scorer for UC Santa Barbara with an average of 15.0 points per game. Mitchell is shooting 46.5% overall and 30.4% from behind the line. Miles Norris averages 12.6 points per game which is second-best for UC Santa Barbara. Mitchell is also the leader in assists with an average of 4.9 dishes per contest. The Gauchos are averaging 13.6 turnovers per game.