ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Kayte Christensen scored 12 of her 14 points in the second half as top-seeded California-Santa Barbara rallied to beat Pacific 64-53 and win the Big West Conference championship Saturday.

Lindsay Taylor added 12 points, eight rebounds, and four steals for the Gauchos (25-5), who will get an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament after winning their 21st consecutive game.

Taylor was voted the tournament's most valuable player.

Nancy Dinges scored 12 points off the bench and Gillian d'Hondt added 11 for the Tigers (19-11).

Santa Barbara, which qualified for the NCAA tourney for the sixth consecutive year, rallied from six down in the second half with an 11-1 surge to go up 42-37 with 9:20 remaining.