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Banana Slugs Drop Beavers 82-66 in SoCal Road Tilt
11/23/2025 10:11:00 PM | Men's Basketball
PASADENA, Ca. – The UC Santa Cruz men's basketball team earned an 82-66 victory over the Caltech Beavers on Saturday evening. UCSC saw a double double out of Joseph Espy with 17 points and 11 boards while Thomas Conley and Caden Breznikar added 14 points and 13 points. The Banana Slugs are now 2-4 on the year and will be back in action on Monday at noon when they take on Willamette University on the campus of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps for a neutral site match up.
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How It Happened
UC Santa Cruz shook off an early 6-2 deficit as Ben Lim and Joseph Espy got the Slugs going at the rim, then used a balanced stretch from Espy, Leo Wagner, Caden Breznikar, Aidan Carleson, and Thomas Conley to turn a tight game into a 38-33 halftime lead, highlighted by a Burrows three for a 33–-0 edge and a late Wagner layup to close the half.
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The Slugs came out blazing after the break with Lim's three-point play pushing the margin to 41-33 and an Espy dunk making it 45-35. Conley caught fire from deep, capping a surge with a three for a 68-53 advantage, while Breznikar repeatedly scored inside to help stretch the lead to 78-58. Carleson added late free throws to make it 82-65 and an Elijah Brookes layup and steady contributions from Miles Burrows helped UC Santa Cruz comfortably finish off an 82-66 road win.
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How It Happened
UC Santa Cruz shook off an early 6-2 deficit as Ben Lim and Joseph Espy got the Slugs going at the rim, then used a balanced stretch from Espy, Leo Wagner, Caden Breznikar, Aidan Carleson, and Thomas Conley to turn a tight game into a 38-33 halftime lead, highlighted by a Burrows three for a 33–-0 edge and a late Wagner layup to close the half.
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The Slugs came out blazing after the break with Lim's three-point play pushing the margin to 41-33 and an Espy dunk making it 45-35. Conley caught fire from deep, capping a surge with a three for a 68-53 advantage, while Breznikar repeatedly scored inside to help stretch the lead to 78-58. Carleson added late free throws to make it 82-65 and an Elijah Brookes layup and steady contributions from Miles Burrows helped UC Santa Cruz comfortably finish off an 82-66 road win.
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Team Stats
UCSC
CIT
FG%
.431
.355
3FG%
.353
.318
FT%
.667
.652
RB
48
38
TO
10
15
STL
8
5
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
Wing
/ Men's Basketball
Guard
/ Men's Basketball
Wing
/ Men's Basketball
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/ Men's BasketballGuard
/ Men's Basketball
Center/Forward
/ Men's Basketball
Forward
/ Men's Basketball
