A pair of programs that call the Golden State and the Big West home do battle on the hardwood looking to pick up a victory. The Long Beach State Beach make the in-state trek as they take on the UC Davis Aggies Thursday night. Long Beach State comes in off a 77-68 home win over Cal Poly Saturday night in their previous contest, failing to cover the line as a 14.5-point favorite. UC Davis was drubbed 87-70 on the road by Hawaii in their previous contest Saturday night, failing to cover the line as a two-point underdog. In the all-time series between the programs, the Beach owns a 26-13 advantage but the Aggies earned a 93-92 overtime win at home in the most recent meeting on March 4, 2023.
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Long Beach State won their second straight game as they took down Cal Poly in their previous contest at home Saturday. The Beach ran their mark to 15-9 overall and stand fourth in the Big West with a 7-5 mark in conference play. Against Cal Poly, Long Beach State jumped in front by nine early and held a four-point edge at intermission. The Beach saw the Mustangs tie the game multiple times in the second half, the last time at 63 with 3:07 to play in the game. Long Beach State scored the next four points to trigger a game-closing 14-5 run to earn the victory. The Beach shot 43.9% from the field, including seven of 19 from three-point range, and forced 18 turnovers in the contest. Jadon Jones led Long Beach State with 26 points in the win.
Aboubacar Traore on the drive – Beach on top by seven! #GoBeach pic.twitter.com/uXCnrhuWnD
— Long Beach State Men 9;s Basketball (@LBSUMBB) February 11, 2024
The Beach is averaging 78.5 points per game this season, which is 73rd in the nation when it comes to scoring offense. Long Beach State collects 38.6 boards a night (56th in the nation) while dishing out 15.4 assists per contest. The Beach must be better on the defensive end of the floor as they are giving up an average of 76.1 points per contest this season, leaving them 292nd in the country in scoring defense. Marcus Tsohonis leads the team with 17.5 points a night this season. Jadon Jones (12.5 points) and Lassina Traore (11.5 points, 9.4 rebounds) are also averaging in double figures this season. Aboubacar Traore (12.2 points, 7.8 boards), AJ George, Messiah Thompson, Amari Stroud and Isa Silva each play double-digit minutes a night for coach Dan Monson but they need to be more productive on both ends of the floor. Long Beach State shoots 45.5% from the field as a team. The Beach average 5.5 three-pointers a game while sho oting only 31.3% from long range. Long Beach State shoots a dismal 69.5% from the line as a team this season.
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