LOS ANGELES, California — Joel Murray led Long Beach State with 17 points, grabbing five rebounds and dishing out six assists. The Traore brothers combined for 29 points and 19 boards.​
Redshirt freshman AJ George chipped in with 12 points. Long Beach State (3-2) held off Oakland (2-4) 78-70 with fluid offense and defense.

The Grizzlies had three players scoring in double figures with Blake Lampman leading the way with 17 points. The Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship Friday night match was the first meeting between Long Beach State and Oakland University.

Long Beach State's Marcus Tsohonis did not play due to injury. 

UP NEXT: Long Beach State (3-2) is set for the Baha Mar Hoops Championship on Saturday at 5 p.m. PST against North Texas (2-4).

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LOS ANGELES, California — ​Long Beach State (2-2) blew out Saint Katherine (0-2) 84-55 leading by as many as 33 points. The Firebirds turned over the ball 26 times resulting in 33 points for Long Beach State during the first match between the programs before 880 in attendance at the Walter Pyramid. University of St. Katherine is a member of NAIA and trailed the entire game.

Marcus Tsohonis led the way for Long Beach State with 20 points, five steals, and two assists. Aboubacar Traore had a double-double scoring 11 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Long Beach State held a 36-13 first half lead and had five players scoring in double digits total.

Bryan Romero led the University of Saint Katherine Firebirds with 17 points, four rebounds, and five assists. 

UP NEXT: Long Beach State (2-2) is set for the Baha Mar Hoops Championship on Friday at 5 p.m. PST against Oakland (2-3).

Expect Long Beach State to be above .500 at the end of the holiday weekend. ​

​LOS ANGELES, California — ​Long Beach State (1-2) lost it's home opener to Montana State (1-0) before 2,334 in attendance at the Walter Pyramid. Last season Montana State won 27 games and represented the Big Sky conference in the NCAA Tournament. The Bobcats powered their way to an early 17-6 first half lead and led by as many as 15 during the first half. Montana State led by eight points at the end of the first half and held the lead the entire second half. 

"We started the game five-for-five from three and we had great looks," Montana State head coach Danny Sprinkle said. "Our shooters are going to get great looks and open up games a lot."

Senior Joel Murray led LBSU with 21 points and two assists. Aboubacar Traore added a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds and the transfer from Virginia Commonwealth University Marcus Tsohopis scored 13 points. 

“These games are tough,” Murray said. “We’re playing good teams. It’s not like we’re just playing anybody.”

RaeQuan Battle lead all scorers and had a career high 24 points in Montana State's 2022-2023 regular season opener.  

"I loved the way our guys handled adversity," coach Sprinkle said. "Long Beach State pressed, flew around and pushed the pace. I'm super proud of our effort and how the guys were playing together and playing for each other."

UP NEXT: Long Beach State (1-2) faces University of Saint Katherine (0-1) at home on Saturday, November 19 at 4 p.m. at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, California. Live coverage on ESPN + & FM 88.1.

LOS ANGELES, California — Long Beach State (1-0) opened the regular season with a 79-64, win against California Baptist (0-1) Monday evening at the California Baptist University Events Center in Riverside, California. Lassina Traore led Long Beach State with 13 points and 12 rebounds and redshirt freshman AJ George put up nine points in his Long Beach State road debut. Jadon Jones added 13 points in the road opener as well.

The last prior match between the universities held on January 23, 2021, in Riverside, resulted in a 96-75 win for California Baptist. The 5050 seat on-campus Events Center opened in 2017, which cost California Baptist University $73 million to complete. "This is an accumulation of generational dreams for many, many people affiliated with California Baptist College and California Baptist University" Dr. Ronald L. Ellis, CBU president said. California Baptist University is a private Christian institution. California Baptist is a member of the Division I Western Athletics Conference.

The Lancer’s Taren Armstrong led all scorers with 19 points and seven rebounds and four assists. Riley Battin contributed 16 points with 13 rebounds and Reed Nottage chipped in with 11 points and two steals.

Long Beach State led the Lancers 38-31 at the end of the first half and lead by double digits during the second half in the non-conference win. In addition, Long Beach State outrebounded Cal Baptist by seven with 43 rebounds. 
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Long Beach State faces Montana State in the home opener on Sunday, November 13 at 4 p.m. at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, California.

UP NEXT: Long Beach State faces off against No. 8 UCLA (1-0) on Friday at 6pm in the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California with coverage on PAC-12 Networks and AM 570.