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LBSU heads to Cal State Fullerton

Men’s basketball

Who: Cal State Fullerton (10-18, 3-12)

When: Wednesday at 4 p.m.

Where: Titan Gym

TV: ESPN3

Need to know: Long Beach State (16-13, 10-4) leads the all-time series 65-44 and will look to complete a season sweep of the Titans on Wednesday.

Last time both teams met, LBSU defeated CSUF 70-57 on Feb. 20. It was sophomore point guard Justin Bibbins’ first start in five games.

Fullerton has lost four straight games against the 49ers. CSUF’s last victory came on March 1, 2014, the Titans defeated LBSU 84-76 inside Titan Gym.

After dropping five straight games, the Titans snapped their skid in an upset 78-77 win over Cal Poly on Thursday in San Luis Obispo. However, CSUF fell victim to a slow start and lost at home 82-60 to UC Santa Barbara on Saturday.

Wednesday’s matchup will be the last home game for three Titan seniors: Malcolm Brooks, Kennedy Esume and Malcolm Henderson.

Brooks leads the Titans with a team-high 14.0 points per game average in CSUF’s last seven games. Since conference play began, CSUF freshman guard Ahmad Khalil is averaging 16 points. Against the 49ers on Feb. 20, Khalil eclipsed the school record for most points scored in a season by a freshman, passing former Titan Bobby Brown’s freshman season total of 369.

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