| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LBSU | 37 | 38 | 75 |
| UCR | 29 | 39 | 68 |
Long Beach St. uses 2nd half run to down UC Riverside 74-68
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Edon Maxhuni scored 16 points with four 3-pointers and KJ Byers scored 14 points with 11 rebounds and Long Beach State beat UC Riverside 74-68 Saturday night.
Gabe Levin led Long Beach State (9-11, 3-1 Big West) in scoring with 18 points -- despite 13 missed shots (6 of 19) -- and grabbed eight rebounds.
Long Beach State led by double figures for most of the second half.
The 49ers led 37-29 at halftime before Maxhuni buried back-to-back 3s, Levin threw down a dunk and Byers added a layup, all in succession in less than a two-minute span and the lead was 53-38. Later, Byers and Riggins added back-to-back dunks and the lead was 65-44.
Alex Larsson led UC Riverside (5-13, 0-4) with 10 points, but the Highlanders had 12 of 14 players who saw action get into the scoring column and all 14 had at least two shot attempts.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Donn Berdahl
- Levon Zakarian
- Rob Rorke
2024-25 Big West Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 10-2 | - | 20-4 |
| UC San Diego | 10-2 | - | 20-4 |
| Cal State Northridge | 9-4 | 1.5 | 17-7 |
| UC Riverside | 9-4 | 1.5 | 16-9 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 8-5 | 2.5 | 16-8 |
| UC Davis | 8-5 | 2.5 | 14-10 |
| Hawai'i | 5-8 | 5.5 | 13-11 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 4-9 | 6.5 | 10-15 |
| Cal Poly | 3-9 | 7 | 9-15 |
| Long Beach State | 3-10 | 7.5 | 7-18 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 1-12 | 9.5 | 6-19 |
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