Men’s Basketball

Second-half spark not enough for 49ers

Despite a 56-point second half showing, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team’s season ended in an 85-74 National Invitational Tournament loss to Washington State on Wednesday night in Pullman, Wash. The No. 7-seeded 49ers (22-12) used a second half surge to keep the game competitive, but the No. 2-seeded[Read More…]

LBSU looks to extend season in NIT

After losing an NCAA Tournament berth to UC Santa Barbara last Saturday, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team will face Washington State on Wednesday night in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament. LBSU (22-11) received a No. 7 seed and will travel to Pullman, Wash., to face[Read More…]

49ers headed to Washington State for NIT

If it’s any consolation for the Long Beach State men’s basketball team, the season is not over yet. The 49ers (22-11) earned a No. 7 seed in the National Invitation Tournament and will play at No. 2-seeded Washington State (19-12) in Pullman, Wash., for the first round Wednesday at 7[Read More…]

MCDANNALD: 49ers off key in tournament finals

ANAHEIM — Maybe it was the bad omen from the poor national anthem singer who “Christina Aguilera”-ed her rendition before the game, as a friend told me just before tipoff Saturday night at the Honda Center . But whatever it was, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team flubbed the[Read More…]

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