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Photo by: Steve Solis
Beach Keep Winning With 70-63 Victory at UC Davis
1/29/2022 3:51:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Joel Murray led four players in double-figures for LBSU on the road.
DAVIS, Calif. – Long Beach State battled through a little road adversity and extended their winning streak to six games at UC Davis, dropping the Aggies 70-63 on Saturday.
The Beach played without Joe Hampton and Drew Cobb who were in the COVID-19 protocol and Aboubacar Traore played just 11 minutes with foul trouble, but Long Beach State (10-9, 5-1 Big West) good minutes out of the bench and once again played solid defense, holding the Aggies under 40% shooting to grab the win.
The first half saw UC Davis (8-7, 1-3 Big West) pull out in front as Traore and Roberts ran into foul trouble to threaten a thin frontcourt. A Christian Anigwe putback put the Aggies on top 16-9, and the UC Davis would hold the lead until the final minute. Eight first half points from Tobias Rotegaard led the comeback for the Beach, though, and a Jadon Jones three tied up the game at 34-34 headed into halftime.
Joel Murray scored the first basket of the second half as Long Beach State clamped down defensively and started to pull away, as ultimately a three-point play from the junior point guard would push the lead to 11 points at 49-38.
UC Davis would fight back with a run to cut the lead to four at 53-49, but Colin Slater had an immediate answer and the Beach would back up to as high as 12 points before coming away with the 70-63 win.
Murray led LBSU in scoring with 15 points, while Slater had 15, Jordan Roberts chipped in 10 points with seven rebounds and Rotegaard had a career-high 10 points of the bench in 12 minutes.
Long Beach State will now begin a three-game homestand starting on Thursday, February 3 when the Beach hosts CSU Bakersfield in the Walter Pyramid.
The Beach played without Joe Hampton and Drew Cobb who were in the COVID-19 protocol and Aboubacar Traore played just 11 minutes with foul trouble, but Long Beach State (10-9, 5-1 Big West) good minutes out of the bench and once again played solid defense, holding the Aggies under 40% shooting to grab the win.
The first half saw UC Davis (8-7, 1-3 Big West) pull out in front as Traore and Roberts ran into foul trouble to threaten a thin frontcourt. A Christian Anigwe putback put the Aggies on top 16-9, and the UC Davis would hold the lead until the final minute. Eight first half points from Tobias Rotegaard led the comeback for the Beach, though, and a Jadon Jones three tied up the game at 34-34 headed into halftime.
Jadon Jones for three ties things up just before the half - Beach and UC Davis all square at 34-34. Tobias Rotegaard making the most of his minutes with eight points to lead LBSU in scoring. #GoBeach pic.twitter.com/4uEvQir1o1
— LBSU Mens Basketball (@LBSUhoops) January 29, 2022
Joel Murray scored the first basket of the second half as Long Beach State clamped down defensively and started to pull away, as ultimately a three-point play from the junior point guard would push the lead to 11 points at 49-38.
Joel Murrray with the AND ONE!! Beach up ten with Murray headed to the line, forcing a UC Davis timeout! #GoBeach pic.twitter.com/vdbpSBJEsG
— LBSU Mens Basketball (@LBSUhoops) January 29, 2022
UC Davis would fight back with a run to cut the lead to four at 53-49, but Colin Slater had an immediate answer and the Beach would back up to as high as 12 points before coming away with the 70-63 win.
Murray led LBSU in scoring with 15 points, while Slater had 15, Jordan Roberts chipped in 10 points with seven rebounds and Rotegaard had a career-high 10 points of the bench in 12 minutes.
Long Beach State will now begin a three-game homestand starting on Thursday, February 3 when the Beach hosts CSU Bakersfield in the Walter Pyramid.
Team Stats
LBSU
UCD
FG%
.449
.397
3FG%
.375
.167
FT%
.625
.700
RB
36
37
TO
14
13
STL
6
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
9
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
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