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LIVE UPDATES: Long Beach State vs. UC Irvine, Men’s Basketball

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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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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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