SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Alan Williams scored 24 points on Friday night as UC Santa Barbara defeated Cal for the first time 72-65.
Williams also pulled down 11 rebounds for his second double-double in five games. Williams scored 15 of UCSB’s first 19 points in the second half, leading his team to a 48-44 lead.
Cal trimmed it to 51-49, but the Gauchos streaked ahead 60-49, as Taran Brown scored seven points.
UCSB (4-3) had lost all nine of its prior meetings against the Golden Bears and had not beaten a Pac-12 team on its home floor since 2002.
