Jason R. Aula
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LOS ANGELES, California — Austin Rapp lead all scorers with 18 points for Portland in the last-minute win on the road against Long Beach State. LBSU was down 35-30 at halftime and looked a little frustrated because of the change in seasons going on in California at this time of year.
Cam Denson and Ramel Lloyd Jr. led Long Beach State with 15 points each. Devin Askew and TJ Wainwright chipped in 10 points each for LBSU.
“We face adversity every day in practice,” Lloyd Jr. said. “Our practice environment is basically like a game. When we have those moments when we’re down and we’re low we know how to get together, fix it and play harder.”
Portland led by up to 10 points in the second half led by Austin Rapp's unexpected five three-point buckets which was too much to stop for LBSU at home. The Pilots win of 63-61 win before 1945 in attendance at the Walter Pyramid Saturday afternoon was a match the lead changed twice and was tied twice with Portland leading over 35 minutes of the entire match. Long Beach State has an all-time record of 0-2 in the series against Portland.
“It’s the byproduct of guys figuring out each other’s games,” Long Beach State head coach Chris Acker said, “I have to figure out a better way to communicate. It starts with me and us understanding exactly what it is we’re trying to do in pick and rolls. Our defense can be complicated at times but once we figure it out we’re going to be really hard to score on. We’ll be better.”
Long Beach States faces No. 4 Gonzaga on the road next Wednesday looking for a road upset.
"I’m just going to continue to install confidence in them and hopefully we’re in those situations more and we can then put ourselves in better positions,” Acker said, "We’ve got a lot of work to do.”
UP NEXT: Long Beach State (1-3) faces Gonzaga (3-0) on Wednesday, November 20 at 6:00 p.m. PST at the McCarthey Athletic Center, aka "The Kennel," Gonzaga, Washington. Live coverage on ESPN +.
Cam Denson and Ramel Lloyd Jr. led Long Beach State with 15 points each. Devin Askew and TJ Wainwright chipped in 10 points each for LBSU.
“We face adversity every day in practice,” Lloyd Jr. said. “Our practice environment is basically like a game. When we have those moments when we’re down and we’re low we know how to get together, fix it and play harder.”
Portland led by up to 10 points in the second half led by Austin Rapp's unexpected five three-point buckets which was too much to stop for LBSU at home. The Pilots win of 63-61 win before 1945 in attendance at the Walter Pyramid Saturday afternoon was a match the lead changed twice and was tied twice with Portland leading over 35 minutes of the entire match. Long Beach State has an all-time record of 0-2 in the series against Portland.
“It’s the byproduct of guys figuring out each other’s games,” Long Beach State head coach Chris Acker said, “I have to figure out a better way to communicate. It starts with me and us understanding exactly what it is we’re trying to do in pick and rolls. Our defense can be complicated at times but once we figure it out we’re going to be really hard to score on. We’ll be better.”
Long Beach States faces No. 4 Gonzaga on the road next Wednesday looking for a road upset.
"I’m just going to continue to install confidence in them and hopefully we’re in those situations more and we can then put ourselves in better positions,” Acker said, "We’ve got a lot of work to do.”
UP NEXT: Long Beach State (1-3) faces Gonzaga (3-0) on Wednesday, November 20 at 6:00 p.m. PST at the McCarthey Athletic Center, aka "The Kennel," Gonzaga, Washington. Live coverage on ESPN +.
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