Cal State Fullerton Titans @ Long Beach State Beach
Bibbins scores 26, Long Beach defeats Fullerton 76-65
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Justin Bibbins hit five 3-pointers and scored 26 points, both matching career highs, and Long Beach State pulled away for a 76-65 win over Cal State Fullerton on Thursday night.
Evan Payne added 14 points and Noah Blackwell 13 for the 49ers (9-14, 4-3 Big West). Roschon Prince had nine points and career-highs with 14 rebounds and four blocks.
A 3-pointer by Khalil Ahmad and a jumper by Lionheart Leslie pulled the Titans (8-11, 2-4) within 60-57 with 4:43 to play but Bibbins scored the last eight of a 10-0 to make it 70-57 with 1:21 remaining. He sandwiched 3-pointers around a pair of free throws.
Long Beach shot 52 percent (24 of 46), going 9 of 20 behind the arc.
Kyle Allman had 15 points for Fullerton with Ahmad and Jackson Rowe adding 11 apiece. The Titans were 4 of 18 from distance and finished at 35 percent (23 of 65) from the field.
Game Information
Long Beach, CA
Referee:Tom Nunez
Referee:Ryan Wells
Referee:Tom Nally
2025-26 Standings
| Big West ConferenceBig West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
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