Jason R. Aula
LOS ANGELES, California — Long Beach State (7-9, 1-3) hit a snag in Big West Conference play on the road Saturday night facing UC Irvine (10-5, 3-0). LBSU was down by double-digits at the half but scored the same number of points as UC Irvine in the second half of the 87-70 loss. LBSU had a low shooting percentage overall in all categories which led to the loss.
DJ Davis led the Anteaters with 20 points and Pierre Crockwell II dished out 10 assists. The Anteaters had three players scoring in double figures.
Lassina Traore led all scorers and had a another double-double with 22 points plus 13 rebounds.
UP NEXT: Long Beach State (7-9, 1-3) faces Cal Poly (7-9, 1-3) on Thursday, January 12 at 7 p.m. at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, California. Live coverage on ESPN +.
DJ Davis led the Anteaters with 20 points and Pierre Crockwell II dished out 10 assists. The Anteaters had three players scoring in double figures.
Lassina Traore led all scorers and had a another double-double with 22 points plus 13 rebounds.
UP NEXT: Long Beach State (7-9, 1-3) faces Cal Poly (7-9, 1-3) on Thursday, January 12 at 7 p.m. at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, California. Live coverage on ESPN +.