Robert Hutchins tossed in a season-high 26 points on Saturday to guide SBCC over Oxnard 81-72 in a WSC North game at Oxnard.
Hutchins, a 5-11 freshman guard from Bismarck, N.D., hit 10-19 from the field and 4-10 from 3-point range while playing all 40 minutes. Evan Tillman had a solid all-around game with 16 points, a season-best 12 rebounds, five assists and four blocks.
The Vaqueros (6-11, 1-2) built a 37-31 halftime lead on the way to their first conference win of the year. Terrance Nunnery topped the Condors (7-8, 1-2) with 21 points on 6-7 long-range shooting.
Martin Pedersen added 15 points and drained 4-7 from 3-point land. Both teams shot 41 percent and the Vaqueros recorded their second-highest 3-point total of the season, making 12-of-29. The Vaqueros were efficient from the free-throw line (15-19) while the Condors hit 50 percent (9-18).
Tejon Williams flirted with a triple-double, finishing with 10 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in 40 minutes of action.
The Vaqueros jumped ahead 15-5 in the opening minutes. Oxnard won the rebound battle 61-45 but SBCC only had 10 turnovers.
Santa Barbara travels to No. 15 Moorpark on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. game.
