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
- Referees:
- Klaus Endrissat
- Tom Nally
- Randy Richardson
2024-25 Big West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UC Irvine | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Hawai'i | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
UC Santa Barbara | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Cal State Northridge | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
UC San Diego | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
Cal State Bakersfield | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
UC Davis | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Cal Poly | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
UC Riverside | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Long Beach State | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
Cal State Fullerton | 0-0 | - | 1-5 |
2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Gonzaga | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Saint Mary's | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Washington State | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Oregon State | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
San Francisco | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Pacific | 0-0 | - | 3-4 |
Santa Clara | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Portland | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
Loyola Marymount | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |
Pepperdine | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
San Diego | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |