Jason R. Aula
Photo credit: Long Beach State Athletics LOS ANGELES, California — Long Beach State (17-11, 11-3 Big West Conference) clinched the Big West Conference title with the 68-65 win over UC Davis (12-9, 5-5 Big West Conference) Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid with 1444 in attendance. LBSU's conference title secures a first-place seed in the upcoming Big West Conference tournament in Henderson, Nevada.
UC Davis was up by seven points at the half and held the lead through the second half with 11:36 to go. Ultimately, the Aggies turned the ball over at high rate, got into foul trouble, and gave away too many steals resulting in Long Beach State taking the lead. With under ninety seconds to go, Aboubacar Traore had a putback dunk to put LBSU up 65-60 and Colin Slater closed the Aggies out with a buzzer beater three-pointer.
LBSU's Aboubacar Traore had the best all-around performance with 14 points, 14 rebounds, and four assists plus two steals and a block. Jadon Jones scored 21 points with five rebounds.
The Aggie's sophomore from France, Kane Milling scored 14 points and took six rebounds.
UP NEXT: Long Beach State faces UC Riverside (16-10, 9-5 Big West Conference) on Saturday afternoon at 4pm in The Walter Pyramid with coverage on ESPN+.
UC Davis was up by seven points at the half and held the lead through the second half with 11:36 to go. Ultimately, the Aggies turned the ball over at high rate, got into foul trouble, and gave away too many steals resulting in Long Beach State taking the lead. With under ninety seconds to go, Aboubacar Traore had a putback dunk to put LBSU up 65-60 and Colin Slater closed the Aggies out with a buzzer beater three-pointer.
LBSU's Aboubacar Traore had the best all-around performance with 14 points, 14 rebounds, and four assists plus two steals and a block. Jadon Jones scored 21 points with five rebounds.
The Aggie's sophomore from France, Kane Milling scored 14 points and took six rebounds.
UP NEXT: Long Beach State faces UC Riverside (16-10, 9-5 Big West Conference) on Saturday afternoon at 4pm in The Walter Pyramid with coverage on ESPN+.
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