PROVO, Utah -- — Caleb Lohner had a career-high 20 points as BYU easily defeated Long Beach State 93-72 in the NIT first round on Wednesday night.

Lohner made 9 of 11 shots.

Gideon George had 16 points for BYU (23-10). Alex Barcello added 14 points and Fousseyni Traore had 11 points and three blocks.

Joel Murray had 24 points for the Beach (20-13). Jordan Roberts added 16 points and Colin Slater had 15 points.

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