Jason R. Aula
(Photo credit: John Fajardo, Long Beach State Athletics)
LOS ANGELES, California -- Long Beach State (15-13, 9-7) lost a critical match at home to Hawaii (19-8, 10-5) 67-70, in Big West Conference play. The Saturday match was attended by 1715 at the Walter Pyramid with two weeks left in the regular season. LBSU is preparing for the Big West Conference tournament with four games to go in the regular season, which could result in an NCAA tournament berth.
LBSU had a 12-0 run to nearly take the lead with five minutes to go in the second half but fell up short due to its free throw shooting and Hawaii's three-point shooting precession. Long Beach State's AJ George led all scorers with 20 points and had four players scoring in double digits and shared the ball well, but a better three-point shot percentage could have resulted in a win.
Kamaka Hepa led the Rainbow Warriors with 19 points.
UP NEXT: Long Beach State (15-13, 9-7) faces UC Santa Barbara (20-6, 11-4) on Thursday February 23 at 7 p.m. at the UCSB Events Center, Santa Barbara, California. Live coverage on ESPN +.
LBSU had a 12-0 run to nearly take the lead with five minutes to go in the second half but fell up short due to its free throw shooting and Hawaii's three-point shooting precession. Long Beach State's AJ George led all scorers with 20 points and had four players scoring in double digits and shared the ball well, but a better three-point shot percentage could have resulted in a win.
Kamaka Hepa led the Rainbow Warriors with 19 points.
UP NEXT: Long Beach State (15-13, 9-7) faces UC Santa Barbara (20-6, 11-4) on Thursday February 23 at 7 p.m. at the UCSB Events Center, Santa Barbara, California. Live coverage on ESPN +.
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