BOTTOM LINE: UCSD plays in the Big West Tournament against UCSB. The Tritons are 18-2 against Big West opponents and 10-2 in non-conference play. UCSD averages 80.3 points while outscoring opponents by 18.3 points per game.

Stephan Swenson scored all 15 of his points in the second half to lead No. seed UC Santa Barbara to a 71-66 victory over eighth-seeded Cal State Bakersfield on Wednesday night in the first round of the Big West Conference Tournament.

UC San Diego pulled away late to beat UC Irvine, 75-61 to earn its first Big West Conference Tournament championship and its first NCAA Tournament berth on Saturday night.