Box score ANAHEIM — The Long Beach State men’s basketball team started out with 10 unanswered points but couldn’t hang on against Saint Mary’s in a 82-74 defeat at the John R. Wooden Classic on Saturday. Trailing 72-70, the 49ers (5-7) had a chance to tie the game up with[Read More…]
Men’s Basketball
Shooting for A’s – and wins
Imagine waking up around 5 a.m. for a weight training session an hour later, or practice two hours later. Now, imagine doing that every day while traveling — sometimes across country — to play against some of the nation’s top basketball teams. Oh, by the way, good luck finding the[Read More…]
‘Niners give North Carolina a scare
Box score Three career-high efforts were not enough for the Long Beach State men’s basketball team to erase a 14-point halftime deficit Saturday night in Chapel Hill, N.C. T.J. Robinson scored a career-high 31 points as the 49ers battled in a 96-91 loss to North Carolina at the Dean E.[Read More…]
Monson ejected in LBSU loss
Box score The Long Beach State men’s basketball team lost its head coach less than 5 minutes into the contest with Utah State on Tuesday night. By halftime, LBSU was already out of contention. The 49ers (5-5) never led in an 81-53 blowout loss to the Aggies (6-2) at Dee[Read More…]
Next road test no easy task for shorthanded LBSU
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team will look to do something it hasn’t done all season when it faces Utah State in Logan, Utah, today at 6:05 p.m.: win three straight games. Oh and by the way, the 49ers (5-4) will have to do it against an Aggies team[Read More…]
Plater, 49ers knock off undefeated Boise State
Trailing and without the services of its leading scorer late in the second half Sunday, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team posted a 69-66 come-from-behind victory on the road at Boise State. The 49ers’ (5-4) backcourt of Greg Plater and Casper Ware combined for 33 of their 37 points[Read More…]
49ers struggle to put BYU-Hawaii away
Box score Long Beach State rebounded from an ugly loss in Washington as the 49ers took care of business at home with a 90-83 win over BYU-Hawaii on Thursday night. Starting guards Casper Ware and Greg Plater stepped up in the absence of starter Larry Anderson, who is sidelined for[Read More…]
49ers lose game, Anderson in Seattle
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team suffered two separate setbacks Tuesday night at the University of Washington. Not only did the 49ers drop a road contest with the No. 22 Huskies, 102-75, they also lost a key scoring threat in the process. Junior Larry Anderson broke his hand during[Read More…]
Monson to explore options after injury to starter
Aside from losing to the 22nd-ranked Washington Huskies on Tuesday night, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team received a major blow to an already thin rotation. Junior Larry Anderson, the 49ers’ third-best scorer with an average of 11.7 points per game, broke his left hand while attempting to make[Read More…]
‘Niners hit road to face Pac-10 favorite, No. 11 Washington
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team will try to rebound — literally — Tuesday when it faces preseason Pac-10 Conference-favorite Washington on the road in Seattle. The 49ers (3-3), who traveled Monday and could not be reached for comment, will be coming off an 80-77 overtime loss at home[Read More…]