Long Beach State Beach @ UC Riverside Highlanders
Slater sparks Long Beach State past UC Riverside 68-62
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- — Colin Slater had 16 points to lead five Long Beach State players in double figures as the Beach defeated UC Riverside 68-62 on Thursday night.
Jadon Jones added 14 points for the Beach (9-9, 4-1 Big West Conference). Joel Murray finished with 13 points and five steals. Aboubacar Traore totaled 12 points and 23 rebounds, while Joe Hampton scored 11.
Zyon Pullin scored a career-high 23 points and had six rebounds for the Highlanders (10-6, 4-2). Flynn Cameron added 13 points. Callum McRae had 12 points and 11 rebounds.
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Game Information
Riverside, CA
Referee:D.G. Nelson
Referee:Levon Zakarian
Referee:Juan Corral
2025-26 Standings
| Big West ConferenceBig West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
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