Long Beach State Beach @ UC Riverside Highlanders
| 1 | 2 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LBSU | 26 | 33 | 12 | 71 |
UCR | 32 | 27 | 8 | 67 |
Booker, Roberts send Long Beach St past UC Riverside in OT
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Deishuan Booker and Jordan Roberts scored 18 points apiece and Long Beach State beat UC Riverside 71-67 on Saturday night in overtime.
Booker made a pair of free throws with 3:17 left in overtime and Long Beach State never trailed again.
Jordan Gilliam's 3-pointer with 22 seconds left in regulation tied the game at 59-all and both teams missed their final shot attempts to send it into overtime.
Booker missed 11 of 14-shot attempts from the field but was perfect from the foul line and made 10 of the 49ers' (11-18, 5-8 Big West Conference) 18 free throws. Bryan Alberts added 16 points for Long Beach State.
Callum McRae led the Highlanders (9-19, 3-9) with 16 points and 10 rebounds, Gilliam scored 15 and Dikymbe Martin scored 14. The Highlanders made just 1 of 2 from the foul line and settled instead for 26 3-point attempts in which they converted eight.
Game Information
Riverside, CA
Referee:Todd Apo
Referee:Bill Vinovich
Referee:Phil White
2025-26 Standings
| Big West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawai'i | 10-3 | - | 18-5 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 10-4 | 0.5 | 17-8 |
| UC Irvine | 9-4 | 1 | 16-9 |
| Cal State Northridge | 8-5 | 2 | 15-10 |
| UC Davis | 8-6 | 2.5 | 15-10 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 8-6 | 2.5 | 13-13 |
| UC San Diego | 7-7 | 3.5 | 17-9 |
| Cal Poly | 6-8 | 4.5 | 10-16 |
| Long Beach State | 4-9 | 6 | 8-17 |
| UC Riverside | 3-11 | 7.5 | 8-18 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-12 | 8.5 | 8-18 |
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