De La Cruz Monegro scores 26 as Cal State Fullerton beats UC Santa Barbara 95-84

Updated Jan. 2, 2026 12:44 a.m. ET
Associated Press

FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro scored 26 points as Cal State Fullerton beat UC Santa Barbara 95-84 on Thursday night.

De La Cruz Monegro finished 5 of 10 from the field and 14-for-14 from the line to go with six rebounds for the Titans (6-9 , 1-2 Big West). Bryce Cofield and Christian Williams both had 17 points for Cal State Fullerton as well.

Aidan Mahaney led UC Santa Barbara in scoring with 23 points on an 8 of 15 night from the floor. CJ Shaw had 18, and Hosana Kitenge scored 16 for the Gauchos.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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