Long Beach State Beach @ UC Irvine Anteaters
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
LBSU | 38 | 50 | 88 |
UCI | 40 | 42 | 82 |
Long Beach State rallies to beat UC Irvine 88-82
IRVINE, Calif. -- Mike Caffey and McKay LaSalle combined for 10 3-pointers Thursday to lead Long Beach State's 88-82 comeback win over UC Irvine in a Big West Conference opener.
Caffey scored 27 (5 of 6 3s), LaSalle had 16 (5 of 9 3s), David Samuels added 15, and Branford Jones 10 with five assists.
The 49ers (7-10, 1-0) opened with an 18-8 run in which Caffey scored 14, but Dominique Dunning hit a 3 with nine seconds left and UC Irvine led 40-38 at halftime.
The Anteaters used 10-2 run to lead 58-54 in the second half, but the 49ers stayed close and LaSalle and Caffey combined for three 3s to put Long Beach State up 81-77. Alex Young pulled the Anteaters within two, 84-82, with a 3, but Caffey and Jones combined for four free throws in the final 12 seconds to seal the win.
Young had a career-high 24 for the Anteaters (7-8, 0-1) and Will Davis II had 11.
Game Information
Irvine, CA
Referee:Mike Scyphers
Referee:Tony Padilla
Referee:Gregory Nixon
2025-26 Standings
| Big 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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