UC Riverside Highlanders @ Long Beach State Beach
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UCR | 34 | 41 | 75 |
LBSU | 35 | 48 | 83 |
Traore scores 19 points, grabs 15 rebounds to help Long Beach State down UC Riverside 83-75
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- — Lassina Traore scored 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to help Long Beach State defeat UC Riverside 83-75 on Saturday night.
Marcus Tsohonis scored 16 points while shooting 7 for 17, including 0 for 4 from beyond the arc, and added five rebounds, seven assists, and four steals for the Beach (11-5, 3-1 Big West Conference). Aboubacar Traore had 14 points and shot 5 of 10 from the field and 4 for 5 from the line.
Kaleb Smith led the Highlanders (6-10, 1-3) in scoring, finishing with 19 points and seven rebounds. UC Riverside also got 19 points and six rebounds from Kyle Owens. Barrington Hargress also had 14 points and eight rebounds.
------
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
Long Beach, CA
Referee:Chad Shepherd
Referee:Mark Fulton
Referee:Derek Anganes
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 |
Men's College Basketball News
Sources: Michigan retains Brandon McCoy Jr. after May's exit
2h
Air Force AD Nathan Pine out after seven years in role
1d
James Nnaji aims to continue college career at George Mason
3d
