UC Riverside Highlanders @ Long Beach State Beach
Traore scores 19 points, grabs 15 rebounds to help Long Beach State down UC Riverside 83-75
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- — Lassina Traore scored 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to help Long Beach State defeat UC Riverside 83-75 on Saturday night.
Marcus Tsohonis scored 16 points while shooting 7 for 17, including 0 for 4 from beyond the arc, and added five rebounds, seven assists, and four steals for the Beach (11-5, 3-1 Big West Conference). Aboubacar Traore had 14 points and shot 5 of 10 from the field and 4 for 5 from the line.
Kaleb Smith led the Highlanders (6-10, 1-3) in scoring, finishing with 19 points and seven rebounds. UC Riverside also got 19 points and six rebounds from Kyle Owens. Barrington Hargress also had 14 points and eight rebounds.
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Game Information
Long Beach, CA
Referee:Chad Shepherd
Referee:Mark Fulton
Referee:Derek Anganes
2025-26 Standings
| Big West ConferenceBig West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 8-2 | - | 15-7 |
| Hawai'i | 8-3 | 0.5 | 16-5 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 8-3 | 0.5 | 15-7 |
| UC Davis | 6-5 | 2.5 | 13-9 |
| Cal State Northridge | 6-5 | 2.5 | 13-10 |
| UC San Diego | 5-6 | 3.5 | 15-8 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 5-6 | 3.5 | 10-13 |
| Cal Poly | 5-6 | 3.5 | 9-14 |
| Long Beach State | 4-7 | 4.5 | 8-15 |
| UC Riverside | 3-8 | 5.5 | 8-15 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-9 | 6.5 | 8-15 |
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