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The Black & Blue Rivalry is coming to Walter Pyramid tonight as Long Beach State men’s basketball hosts UC Irvine. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
LBSU won this matchup at home last year 93-88, but is only 3-7 in its last 10 games against UC Irvine.
Last week LBSU showed off its versatile offense in a 79-71 win over Hawaii. The Beach shot a season-high 56.4% from the field and 75% from 3-point range. LBSU is now ranked as the top offense in the Big West, and UC Irvine is the top defense in the conference.
LBSU (12-7, 4-3) is currently tied for fourth place in the Big West and UC Irvine (13-6, 6-1) is tied for second place.
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STORY + VIDEO + PHOTOS: Wilson punched their ticket to the playoffs on Wednesday night, gutting out a 59-51 victory over Cabrillo to earn the Moore League's final automatic postseason berth
Boys’ Basketball: Wilson Holds Off Cabrillo in Play-In Game, Snags Playoff Bid
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VIDEO: Wilson battled back and forth with Cabrillo in Wednesday night’s play-in game to break a tie for fourth place before the Bruins pulled away in the final minutes, as Nehamiah Parris drilled this three to give the Bruins their final lead.
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STORY: Long Beach Wilson went on the road Wednesday and dropped their first game of their CIF Southern Section Open Division playoff journey against Mater Dei.
The Bruins will be back in action on Saturday when they take on Orange Lutheran.
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Wilson point guard Matthew Searles came through with a team-high 18 points in the win over Cabrillo, scoring 14 in the second half.
The senior said he didn’t want his career to end tonight, and it won’t. The Bruins are in the playoffs!
FINAL: Wilson 59, Cabrillo 51
The Bruins win the play-in game to secure 4th place in the Moore League and a guaranteed trip to the playoffs!
Wilson calls timeout leading 55-49. Just :17.5 left to play
Wilson leads 53-49 with 1:36 left to play. Timeout Bruins.
Bug shots from Nehamiah Parris and Matthew Searles put the Bruins back on top
Cabrillo takes a 49-48 lead on a bucket by Zyair Hughes. First lead for the Jags since it was 17-14 early in the second quarter
Timeout Wilson. Bruins clinging to a 48-47 lead with 4:32 left to play
Cabrillo on an 11-2 run going back to the 3rd quarter. Each team has had a player foul out already
Wilson leads 46-40 after three quarters
HALF: Wilson 34, Cabrillo 25
The Bruins used a key 12-0 run to take control of a very disjointed game. Plenty of fouls called so far, forcing some unique lineup combinations on both sides
Cabrillo leads 13-10 after the opening quarter, finishing on a 6-0 run
Ului-He-Lotu Eteaki has hit all three of his shots and has 7 points for the Jags
Wilson leads 8-7 with 3:22 left in the opening quarter
However, there’s been two early fouls called against Bruin big man Andre Alvarez-Smith
Final: Mater Dei 13, Wilson 5
Bruins drop the first game of pull play. They’re back at it on Saturday at Santiago College when they face Orange Lutheran.
Bonus Basketball!
Wilson vs. Cabrillo
Winner goes to the playoffs! We’ll have full coverage coming at you from McBride
