Wednesday, December 6
Long Beach, Calif.
7 p.m.
Long Beach State University
6-4,0-0Big West
88
vs
66
Life Pacific
1-4
1
2
F
LIFE Pacific
34
32
66
Long Beach St.
50
38
88
Photo by: John Fajardo
Long Beach State Extends Winning Streak 88-66 Over Life Pacific
12/6/2023 9:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball
AJ George, Varick Lewis led Long Beach State with 12 points each off of the bench.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State went on a 21-4 run in the first half to pull away from Life Pacific on the way to an 88-66 win over the Warriors as the Beach has now won four of their last five games and three straight.
Long Beach State (6-4) got a lift inside with two near double-doubles in limited minutes from Amari Stroud and Aboubacar Traore who served as the starting frontcourt on the night. Traore finished with 9 points and 10 rebounds while Stroud had 9 and 9, the duo keying 54 points in the paint for the Beach.
Life Pacific (6-1, Exhib.) held tight with the Beach early, tied 8-8 and stayed within one possession at 16-13 with just under five minutes remaining. Long Beach State's starting group cycled back in and kicked off a 21-4 run to 37-17 capped by a lay-up from sophomore AJ George.
Leading by 16 at the half, Long Beach State would grow the lead to as many as 29 before the Warriors pulled back a few points in the final minutes. The Beach limited Life Pacific to just two free throws shot on the night and finished with 21 assists and 14 steals while outrebounding the Warriors 51 to 35.
Lassina Traore was given the night off while the rest of the active roster saw at least seven minutes of action from all 13 suited players. Senior Jeffrey Yan finished with two points and two rebounds in his first action of the year, while freshman Varick Lewis scored a career-high 12 points to share the team lead with George. Marcus Tsohonis added 11 and in total the Beach had nine players that scored 6 or more points on the night.
Long Beach State will look to carry their recent momentum just up the road, facing USC in a high-profile matchup Sunday afternoon in the Galen Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. with live coverage on the Pac-12 Networks.
Long Beach State (6-4) got a lift inside with two near double-doubles in limited minutes from Amari Stroud and Aboubacar Traore who served as the starting frontcourt on the night. Traore finished with 9 points and 10 rebounds while Stroud had 9 and 9, the duo keying 54 points in the paint for the Beach.
Life Pacific (6-1, Exhib.) held tight with the Beach early, tied 8-8 and stayed within one possession at 16-13 with just under five minutes remaining. Long Beach State's starting group cycled back in and kicked off a 21-4 run to 37-17 capped by a lay-up from sophomore AJ George.
Leading by 16 at the half, Long Beach State would grow the lead to as many as 29 before the Warriors pulled back a few points in the final minutes. The Beach limited Life Pacific to just two free throws shot on the night and finished with 21 assists and 14 steals while outrebounding the Warriors 51 to 35.
Lassina Traore was given the night off while the rest of the active roster saw at least seven minutes of action from all 13 suited players. Senior Jeffrey Yan finished with two points and two rebounds in his first action of the year, while freshman Varick Lewis scored a career-high 12 points to share the team lead with George. Marcus Tsohonis added 11 and in total the Beach had nine players that scored 6 or more points on the night.
Long Beach State will look to carry their recent momentum just up the road, facing USC in a high-profile matchup Sunday afternoon in the Galen Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. with live coverage on the Pac-12 Networks.
Team Stats
Life
LBSU
FG%
.394
.461
3FG%
.300
.192
FT%
.500
.520
RB
35
51
TO
23
17
STL
14
14
Game Leaders
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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