Jason R. Aula
(Photo credit: Rhonda Churchill | Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, California — LBSU (21-14) beat UC Davis (20-13) 74-70 on Saturday night for the Big West tournament championship at the Dollar Loan Center Arena, in Henderson, Nevada. Long Beach State was down 27-32 at the end of the first half due to extremely poor shooting with Ty Johnson and Elijah Pepper leading the Aggies with 11 and 10 points each at halftime.
Ty Johnson led all scorers with 30 points, six rebounds, and four assists for the Aggies. Elijah Pepper finished with 21 points and nine rebounds for UC Davis.
The Traores both nearly had double-doubles with Aboubacar scoring seven points, in addition to 13 rebounds, with six assists and Lassina leading Long Beach State scoring 25 points with nine boards. Also, Marcus Tsohonis led LBSU in scoring with 25 points. AJ George put up nine points with seven rebounds off the bench.
The Big West Conference tournament championship win for Coach Dan Monson brings his running all-time CSULB record to 275-272 pending Selection Sunday and NCAA tournament match results. “I don’t think this is my last, I love coaching, I love teams, I need a new challenge it’s life, it’s onto the next chapter,” Dan Monson said, “We had an up and down year, but they came in here and they played for each other." The upcoming NCAA tournament appearance is the first since the 2011-2012 season for Coach Monson and Long Beach State.
Ty Johnson led all scorers with 30 points, six rebounds, and four assists for the Aggies. Elijah Pepper finished with 21 points and nine rebounds for UC Davis.
The Traores both nearly had double-doubles with Aboubacar scoring seven points, in addition to 13 rebounds, with six assists and Lassina leading Long Beach State scoring 25 points with nine boards. Also, Marcus Tsohonis led LBSU in scoring with 25 points. AJ George put up nine points with seven rebounds off the bench.
The Big West Conference tournament championship win for Coach Dan Monson brings his running all-time CSULB record to 275-272 pending Selection Sunday and NCAA tournament match results. “I don’t think this is my last, I love coaching, I love teams, I need a new challenge it’s life, it’s onto the next chapter,” Dan Monson said, “We had an up and down year, but they came in here and they played for each other." The upcoming NCAA tournament appearance is the first since the 2011-2012 season for Coach Monson and Long Beach State.
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