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Long Beach State defeats NAIA-member La Sierra

12/23/2024

Jason R. Aula

(Photo credit: Joseph Kling | THE562.ORG)

LOS ANGELES, California — Long Beach State (6-8, 2-0 Big West) defeated NAIA-member La Sierra (0-15, 0-0 Cal Pacific Conference) 83-57, at The Walter Pyramid on Sunday afternoon to close non-conference play during the regular season before 1074 in attendance. LBSU's bench came up big again with 42 points total and 22 total team fast break points to control the match at an optimal level. La Sierra plays in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as a member of the California Pacific Conference.

Kam Martin led LBSU with 18 points and Christian Richardson added 17 points off the bench. Derrick Micheal Xzavierro grabbed 12 boards and Devin Askew dished out eight assists for LBSU.

Noel Camejo lead the Eagles with 14 points. Long Beach State is on a five-game winning streak with it's next match against UC Riverside in 2025.

UP NEXT: Long Beach State (6-8, 2-0 Big West) faces UC Riverside (8-5, 2-0 Big West) on Thursday, January 2 at 7:00 p.m. at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, California. Live coverage on ESPN +.

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Long Beach State University fends off Pepperdine, continues winning streak with four matches

12/19/2024

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Jason R. Aula

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LOS ANGELES, California — Long Beach State (5-8, 2-0 Big West) held on to win with T.J. Devin Askew chipped in 18 points for LBSU going 2-0 on it's West Coast Conference road trip. Wainwright tallying 26 points 79-76 on the road against Pepperdine (5-7, 0-0 West Coast). LBSU's bench play was the X-factor for the match at 41-9 with 26 points being credited to Wainwright.

The Waves had two players with double-doubles, Mou Odom put up 14 points with 11 boards and Boubacar Coulibaly added 11 points and 11 rebounds. Pepperdine's Stefan Todorovic led all scorers with 32 points.

Long Beach State is undefeated at 2-0 all-time against Pepperdine with their first match played during the 2018-2019 season.

UP NEXT: Long Beach State (5-8, 2-0 Big West) faces La Sierra (0-14, 0-0 Cal Pacific Conference) on Sunday, December 22 at 4:00 p.m. at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, California. Live coverage on ESPN +.

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Long Beach State beats San Diego, 76-70 for three game win streak

12/11/2024

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Jason R. Aula

(Photo credit: Long Beach State Athletics)

LOS ANGELES, California — Long Beach State (4-8, 2-0 Big West) is now on a three-game winning streak, after it's 76-70 win against West Coast Conference foe San Diego (3-7, 0-0 West Coast).

“The 1-8 start is not indicative of who we are as a program, it’s more about how we’re starting to win games now,” head coach Chris Acker said. “Even in the losses, we were having mini-victories in how we were playing in the course of the game.”

Kam Martin put up a career-high 25 points for LBSU and Devin Askew tallied 23 for Long Beach State in it's road win over the San Diego Toreros at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. Askew is the present Big West Conference Player of the Week and Martin made his first career start.

"He could’ve been starting the whole year, we were just searching for an identity,” head coach Chris Acker said. “He’s been making shots because he’s been working on his game. He’s a tough freshman and he’s just added another level of competitiveness to our roster.”

Long Beach State's next home match is at The Walter Pyramid on December 22.

UP NEXT: Long Beach State (4-8, 2-0 Big West) faces Pepperdine (4-6, 0-0 West Coast) on Thursday, December 19 at 6:00 p.m. at the Firestone Fieldhouse, Malibu, California. Live coverage on ESPN +.

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Askew leads Long Beach State to 2-0 Big West start

12/8/2024

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Jason R. Aula

(Photo credit: Joseph Kling | THE562.ORG)

LOS ANGELES, California — Long Beach State (3-8, 2-0 Big West) was led by Devin Askew's career-high 28 points with seven assists, seven steals, and six rebounds as it bested Hawaii (5-3, 0-1 Big West) at home for it's second Big West win in a row, 76-68. Askew the transfer from Cal is a graduate student whom prior to California transferred from Kentucky and Texas. "I definitely started feeling it… I was making shots and I kept rolling with it," Devin Askew said. LBSU was up 37-32 at the half with Askew's buzzer beater three pointer through the remainder of the match however, the lead changed five times prior during the first half.

Devin Askew went 9-for-17 from the field, including 4-for-5 from downtown additionally going 6-for-7 on foul shots. "He was a handful for us in every way," head coach Eran Ganot said, "Got going in transition with his steals as well. Got to the line and made tough 3s late clock. Give him credit."

The Rainbow Warriors had four players scoring in double figures, led by Marcus Greene's 17 points and Tanner Christensen added a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Austin Johnson also had a double-double as well for LBSU with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

"I’m just happy for the guys," head coach Chris Acker said. "They’re earning wins by putting in the work every single day and listening and responding to coaching. We got a long way to go but I like where we are and how we’re progressing."

LBSU's overall shooting percentage from the charity stripe and three point land resulted in the win against the Rainbow Warriors presently on a two game losing streak. In addition, the Rainbow Warrior's high rate of turnovers yielded a large number of points off turnovers for LBSU.

"Obviously there’s a relationship there… so added energy in there," head coach Chris Acker said, "I’m just glad we came out with the win."

The programs meet again in 2025 on Feb. 13 at Honolulu for the second Big West Conference match this season. Hawaii leads the all-time series 18-16.

UP NEXT: Long Beach State (3-8, 2-0 Big West) faces San Diego (3-6, 0-0 West Coast) on Tuesday, December 10 at 7:00 p.m. at the Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego, California. Live coverage on ESPN +.

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Long Beach State handles Fullerton in Big West opener

12/5/2024

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Jason R. Aula

(Katie Albertson | Fullerton Athletics)

LOS ANGELES, California — Long Beach State (2-8, 1-0 Big West) snapped the eight-game losing streak at Fullerton (2-7, 0-1 Big West) in it's opening match of Big West Conference play at Titan Gym before 2576 in attendance, 73-56. LBSU had four players scoring in double figures, led by Devin Askew's 16 points leading all scorers. The Titans were led by Kendrick De Luna's 10 points with Kobe Young and John Mikey Square chipping in nine points each.

“In one of the biggest rivalry games of the year, we didn’t bring it tonight and there’s no excuse for what we did,” Fullerton coach Dedrique Taylor said. “We were very inefficient at the 3-point line, we were inefficient at the free-throw line and when you play games like that, it’s hard to even win."

“We came out with a lot of energy and executed well today,” Devin Askew said. LBSU led by only nine points at the half due to poor shooting from behind the charity stripe and pulled away by nearly 20 points in the second half due to Fullerton's continued substandard three-point shooting rate.

“It’s just been a process for us altogether to, basically, compartmentalize the length of the game and break it down and try to figure out how we can win different segments throughout the course of the game,” Long Beach State head coach Chris Acker said. “Our guys are starting to understand how to win basketball games, and they’re preparing in practice the right way, and I think as long as we continue to work, we’ll continue to get better throughout the season.”

LBSU appears to be positioned to continue salvaging it's season against the Rainbow Warriors opening Big West Conference play on Saturday at The Walter Pyramid.

“This was a team victory,” Chris Acker said. “I mean, we’ve got a great group of guys that are continuing to understand how hard it is to win, but also staying committed regardless of the outcome.”

UP NEXT: Long Beach State (2-8, 1-0 Big West) faces Hawaii (5-2) on Saturday, December 7 at 1:00 p.m. at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, California. Live coverage on ESPN +.

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Long Beach State defeats NAIA-member La Sierra

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Long Beach State University fends off Pepperdine, continues winning streak with four matches

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Long Beach State beats San Diego, 76-70 for three game win streak

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Askew leads Long Beach State to 2-0 Big West start

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Long Beach State handles Fullerton in Big West opener

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