Under the Radar Game of the Day – Thursday, December 5th

UC-San Diego (6-2, 0-0) at UC-Santa Barbara (6-1, 0-0) – 10:00 PM ET (ESPN+)

Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day heads to the Thunderdome in Santa Barbara where the UCSB Gauchos host the UC-San Diego Tritons. The Gauchos have gotten off to a good start in nonconference play with road wins at Portland and San Jose State; their only loss to date was a 3-point home loss to UTEP. Kenny Pohto averages 11 points a game, 7 rebounds a game and 2.6 assists a game for UCSB.

UC-San Diego has completed their transitional period and will be eligible for the NCAA Tournament beginning this season. The Tritons finished in the top half of the Big West last year and carried that momentum to the Boardwalk Battle in Daytona Beach last week. UCSD won the event with wins against La Salle, James Madison and Toledo (including a 35-point blowout against Toledo). Tyler McGhie led UCSD with 27 points in the championship game against the Rockets.