Ajay Mitchell tops 30 points again as UCSB outlasts Riverside in double overtime

gauchos.00_00_00_05.Still001 — Ajay Mitchell scored a game-high 30 points as UCSB outlasted UC Riverside 97-70 in double-overtime.

By Mike Klan

February 27, 2022 6:59 pm

Published February 27, 2022 11:32 am

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UCSB freshman Ajay Mitchell scored a team-high 30 points as the Gauchos stayed hot, winning a double-overtime thriller at UC Riverside 97-90.

25 of Mitchell's points came in the second half and overtime as UCSB won for the sixth time in their past 7 games.

Mitchell had a career-high 31 points earlier in the week making him the first Gaucho since Orlando Johnson to post back-to-back 30 point games since the 2010-'11 season.

Senior Amadou Sow scored 25 points as UCSB improved to 6-5 in the Big West and 14-10 overall.

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