play, trimming BYU's lead to 67-60. On the other end, the Gauchos forced three missed shots and on the third, Nunnally came down with the rebound. A steal by Charles Abouo, however, prevented UCSB from even attempting a shot that could have made it even closer.

The Gauchos never got closer than seven the rest of the game. They also committed several fouls down the stretch and the Cougars took advantage to build the final margin of 14, 89-75.

The Gauchos led by as many as five early in the first half but after starting the game by making 6-of-8 shots from the field, they went ice cold, missing 11 of their next 15 to fall behind 30-24 with 3:17 to play.

UCSB rallied to tie the score at 30-30 beforethe Cougars ended the half on a 10-4 run to take a 38-32 lead at the break. Carlino scored five of the 10 points, two on a tough fall-back jumper with 50 seconds to play and the final three on a tough three-pointer from above the left side of the key with two seconds to play.

Johnson, who scored a season-low nine points in the Gauchos' 70-50 loss at Cal on Monday night, was hot in the first half as he scored 12 points, making 5-of-6 shots from the field. Defensively, UCSB became the first team this season to hold BYU under 40 points in a half.

The game against BYU ended UCSB's four-game, 12-day road trip. The Gauchos will be off until they open Big West Conference play at