The Long Beach State men’s basketball team breathed a sigh of relief following its worst offensive game of the season Thursday. A potential game-winning shot from Pepperdine guard Jade’ Smith nearly went in, but rimmed out as time expired, giving the 49ers a 67-66 win. After 10 days of rest[Read More…]
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Chugg It At The Nugget: Episode 10
Sports Editor Kevin Colindres & Assistant Alex Manfredi discuss basketball at Long Beach State and the stress of finals raining down upon us.
LBSU men’s basketball comes out ahead against SUU with a 82-71 win
Following a slow first half, the Long Beach State men’s basketball came out ahead against Southern Utah University with a 82-71 win.
Long Beach basketball finishes weekend winless
Long Beach had a rough weekend with both basketball team’s dropping games to Fresno State and Arizona, respectively. The tough schedules have led to multiple losing streaks for both teams at the halfway point of the preseason. Men’s Basketball Long Beach (3-8) finished the back end of “redemption week” with[Read More…]
Long Beach State snaps four-game losing streak in win over Southern Utah
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team got off to one of its slowest starts of the season against Southern Utah Wednesday, but managed to turn things around in the second half and walk away with a 82-71 win. “I think that was our worst 10 minutes of the year[Read More…]
Despite tough pre-season Long Beach remains confident
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team has lost its seventh game of the season just days into December. It’s the same story for a team that has suffered for multiple years with tough pre-seasons under head coach Dan Monson’s previous contract, which did not directly incentivize winning. This has[Read More…]
Three takeaways from Long Beach at San Diego
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team has had a tough road schedule, losing its fourth game in a row to San Diego Saturday. The 49ers 74-70 loss is the team’s third under five points. Long Beach (2-7) hasn’t found much success early on in the season, but showed signs[Read More…]
Long Beach falls to Oregon State in final seconds
A promising start ended in a down to the wire loss for the Long Beach State men’s basketball team against Oregon State 75-72 Sunday. The 49ers started out strong, but failed to capitalize in the second half, which the team has struggled with all season. With 11.4 seconds left on[Read More…]
Long Beach can’t complete comeback, suffers fifth straight loss
In a tough Black Friday game for the Long Beach State women’s basketball team, the team fought to cut a 19-point deficit against the Northern Iowa Panthers in the annual Beach Classic at the Walter Pyramid. In the last few seconds of the game, the 49ers committed two detrimental fouls,[Read More…]
LBSU Men’s Basketball wins first match against Iona College in MGM Resorts Main Tournament
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team upset the Iona Gaels in the first game of the MGM Resorts Main Event tournament Monday.