Long Beach State Beach @ San Diego Toreros
San Diego holds off Long Beach St. for 74-70 win
SAN DIEGO -- Olin Carter III scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half and San Diego hit all of its eight free-throw attempts in the final two minutes to beat Long Beach State 74-70 on Saturday night.
Isaiah Pineiro and Tyler Williams added 17 points apiece and Isaiah Wright had 11 points and six assists for San Diego. Williams hit 5 of 8 from 3-point range and Pineiro grabbed nine rebounds.
Carter scored the first nine points before Williams hit back-to-back 3s to cap a 15-0 run that gave San Diego (6-2) a 10-point lead -- the biggest by either team -- with 11:41 to play. After the teams traded baskets, Long Beach State (2-7) scored 12 of the next 18 points to pull within four and KJ Byers capped a 7-0 spurt that made it 66-all with two minutes to play. Pineiro, Carter and Wright combined to make 8 of 8 from the free-throw line from there to seal it.
Temidayo Yussuf had a career-best 28 points on 10-of-13 shooting and Edon Maxhuni scored a season-high 19 for LBSU.
San Diego hit 10 3-pointers and made 14 of 16 foul shots. The 49ers shot just 4 of 15 (27 percent) from 3-point range.
Game Information
San Diego, CA
Referee:Klaus Endrissat
Referee:Tom Nally
Referee:Randy Richardson
2025-26 Standings
| Big West ConferenceBig West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawai'i | 11-5 | - | 19-7 |
| UC Irvine | 11-5 | - | 18-10 |
| Cal State Northridge | 11-5 | - | 18-10 |
| UC Davis | 10-7 | 1.5 | 17-11 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 10-7 | 1.5 | 17-11 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 10-7 | 1.5 | 15-14 |
| UC San Diego | 9-7 | 2 | 19-9 |
| Cal Poly | 8-8 | 3 | 12-16 |
| Long Beach State | 4-12 | 7 | 8-20 |
| UC Riverside | 4-13 | 7.5 | 9-20 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-14 | 9 | 8-20 |
| West Coast ConferenceWest Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-1 | - | 28-2 |
| Saint Mary's | 15-2 | 1 | 26-4 |
| Santa Clara | 14-3 | 2 | 23-7 |
| Oregon State | 9-8 | 7 | 16-14 |
| Pacific | 8-9 | 8 | 17-13 |
| Seattle U | 7-10 | 9 | 18-12 |
| San Francisco | 7-10 | 9 | 15-15 |
| Washington State | 7-10 | 9 | 12-18 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-11 | 10 | 15-15 |
| Portland | 5-12 | 11 | 12-18 |
| San Diego | 5-12 | 11 | 11-19 |
| Pepperdine | 3-14 | 13 | 8-22 |
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