Aboubacar Traore

Long Beach St. slips past UC Santa Barbara in Big West semis

March 12, 2022 GMT

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Jadon Jones hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer, Colin Slater had a career-high 30 points and Long Beach State edged past UC Santa Barbara 67-64 in the semifinals of the Big West Conference tournament on Friday night.

Murray leads Long Beach over Bakersfield 72-61 in Big West

March 10, 2022 GMT

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Joel Murray had 25 points as top-seeded Long Beach State got past ninth-seeded Cal State Bakersfield 72-61 in the quarterfinals of the Big West Conference tourney on Thursday.

Murray lifts Long Beach St. past UC Riverside 73-72 in OT

March 6, 2022 GMT

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Jadon Jones drew a foul with less than a second remaining in overtime and made both free throws to give Long Beach State a 73-72 victory over UC Riverside on Saturday night.

Slater’s last-second 3 lifts Long Beach State over UC Davis

March 4, 2022 GMT

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Colin Slater buried a 3-pointer with 1 second left to lift Long Beach State to a 68-65 victory over UC Davis on Thursday night.

Jadon Jones had 21 points to lead the Beach (17-11, 13-3 Big West Conference), who have won eight straight at home.

Baker carries UC Irvine over Long Beach St. 77-72

February 27, 2022 GMT

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Dawson Baker had 18 points as UC Irvine narrowly beat Long Beach State 77-72 on Saturday night.

Justin Hohn had 13 points and seven assists for UC Irvine (14-8, 9-4 Big West Conference), which earned its fifth consecutive home victory.

Murray carries Long Beach State over UC San Diego 103-87

February 25, 2022 GMT

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Joel Murray had 27 points as Long Beach State stretched its home win streak to seven games, topping UC San Diego 103-87 on Thursday night.

Tobias Rotegaard had 17 points for the Beach (16-10, 12-2 Big West Conference).

Mitchell lifts UC Santa Barbara over Long Beach State 84-71

February 20, 2022 GMT

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Ajay Mitchell had 20 points and UC Santa Barbara snapped Long Beach State's 11-game win streak with an 84-71 victory on Saturday night.

Calvin Wishart had 18 points for the Gauchos (12-10, 5-6 Big West Conference).

Traore, Slater lead Long Beach to 10th straight win

February 11, 2022 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — Aboubacar Traore scored 18 points with 11 rebounds, Colin Slater added 16 points and Long Beach State used a late 7-0 surge to defeat Hawaii 73-66 on Thursday night for its 10-straight victory.

Rocak leads UCSD against Long Beach State after 20-point game

By The Associated PressJanuary 19, 2022 GMT

Long Beach State Beach (6-9, 2-1 Big West) at UCSD Tritons (8-8, 2-3 Big West)

San Diego; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UCSD faces the Long Beach State Beach after Toni Rocak scored 20 points in UCSD's 79-56 loss to the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.

Traore leads Long Beach State past Northridge 71-55

January 16, 2022 GMT

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Freshman guard Aboubacar Traore had 10 points and 16 rebounds as Long Beach State routed CSU Northridge 71-55 on Saturday.

Joel Murray added 16 points for the Beach (6-9, 2-1 Big West).