NCAAB

Long Beach State Beach at Cal State Northridge Matadors

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Long Beach State Beach
7-9, 2-6 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
94 - 79
Cal State Northridge Matadors
5-10, 3-2 Home

Long Beach State beats CS Northridge 94-79 behind Faust

Faust, who transferred from Maryland for his final season of eligibility, had his 16th straight game scoring in double figures.

The 49ers hit 15 of 30 from beyond the arc for their third-best performance in program history.

Justin Bibbins scored a career-high 20 points and Branford Jones and Gabe Levin added 14 apiece for Long Beach State (7-9).

Down by five at halftime, the Matadors rallied to lead 45-44 on Olalekan Ajayi's layup, but five of the 49ers' next seven shots were made 3-pointers. Faust hit his seventh 3-pointer with 3:50 left for a 20-point lead.

Kendall Smith scored a career-high 27 for the Matadors (5-10). Tre Hale-Edmerson had a career-high nine assists.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 94 - 79
2nd 0:26 A.J. Spencer Defensive Rebound. 94 - 79
2nd 0:26 Landon Drew missed Three Point Jumper. 94 - 79
2nd 0:33 Long Beach St Turnover. 94 - 79
2nd 0:34 CS Northridge Defensive Rebound. 94 - 79

Statistics

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32-65 FG 31-62
49 Field Goal % 50
15-30 3PT 7-18
50 Three Point % 39
15-24 FT 10-19
63 Free Throw % 53
44 Rebounds 34
12 Offensive Rebounds 7
32 Defensive Rebounds 27
24 Assists 21
4 Steals 3
1 Blocks 6
12 Turnovers 11
2 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Off Turnovers 14
4 Fast Break Points 4
30 Points in Paint 46
22 Fouls 24
23 Largest Lead 2

Game Information

Venue: Premier America Credit Union Arena

Location: Northridge, CA
Attendance: 704 | Capacity:

2025-26 Big West Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
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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