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PHOTOS: Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Falls To UC Irvine

Friday was just another close loss for Long Beach State men’s basketball. The Beach fell to UC Irvine 71-68 in overtime at Walter Pyramid and its the sixth consecutive loss for LBSU that’s come by three points or less.

LBSU junior Chance Hunter drilled a three at the buzzer to force overtime while compiling a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds.

The Beach (5-10, 4-7) and UC Irvine (14-8, 9-4) will conclude Big West play at 4 p.m. on Saturday at Walter Pyramid.

PHOTOS BY STEPHEN DACHMAN

JJ Fiddler
JJ Fiddler is an award-winning sportswriter and videographer who has been covering Southern California sports for multiple newspapers and websites since 2004. After attending Long Beach State and creating the first full sports page at the Union Weekly Newspaper, he has been exclusively covering Long Beach prep sports since 2007.
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