Long Beach State upsets UC Irvine in Big West semifinals
Justin Bibbins scored 17 points, Nick Faust added 15, and third-seeded Long Beach State upset No. 2-seed UC Irvine 77-72 in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals Friday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Long Beach State Beach
77
UC Irvine Anteaters
72
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LBSU | 39 | 38 | 77 |
| UCI | 30 | 42 | 72 |
Honda Center · 5,134 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/26 | @ Montana State Bobcats | L 70-83 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Utah Utes | L 63-66 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:03 77-72
Nick Faust made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 0:03 76-72
Foul on Luke Nelson.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:16 76-72
Justin Bibbins made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:16 75-72
Justin Bibbins made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 0:16 74-72
Foul on Alex Young.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 0:18 74-72
Jaron Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Young.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:23 74-69
Noah Blackwell made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 0:23 73-69
Foul on Alex Young.
-
PersonalFoul 0:25 73-69
Foul on Luke Nelson.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:29 73-69
Luke Nelson made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 0:29 73-68
Foul on Nick Faust.
-
JumpShot 0:38 73-68
Nick Faust made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Bibbins.
-
MadeFreeThrow 1:18 71-68
Gabe Levin made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 1:18 70-68
Foul on Mike Best.
-
MadeFreeThrow 1:51 70-68
Jaron Martin made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 1:51 70-67
Foul on Justin Bibbins.
-
MadeFreeThrow 3:21 70-67
Alex Young made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 3:21 70-66
Foul on Gabe Levin.
-
MadeFreeThrow 3:40 70-66
Mamadou Ndiaye made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 3:40 70-65
Mamadou Ndiaye made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 3:40 70-64
Foul on Gabe Levin.
-
JumpShot 4:06 70-64
A.J. Spencer made Jumper. Assisted by Travis Hammonds.
-
LayUpShot 4:26 68-64
Mamadou Ndiaye made Layup. Assisted by Mike Best.
-
JumpShot 4:53 68-62
Travis Hammonds made Jumper.
-
MadeFreeThrow 5:29 66-62
A.J. Spencer made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 5:29 65-62
A.J. Spencer made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 5:29 64-62
Foul on Mamadou Ndiaye.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 6:07 64-62
Nick Faust made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Hammonds.
-
LayUpShot 6:48 61-62
Mike Best made Layup. Assisted by Mamadou Ndiaye.
-
MadeFreeThrow 7:10 61-60
Mamadou Ndiaye made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 7:10 61-59
Foul on Roschon Prince.
-
LayUpShot 7:50 61-59
Mike Best made Layup. Assisted by Mamadou Ndiaye.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 8:45 61-57
Jaron Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Young.
-
PersonalFoul 9:33 61-54
Foul on Dominique Dunning.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 10:03 61-54
Jaron Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Young.
-
JumpShot 10:22 61-51
A.J. Spencer made Jumper. Assisted by Noah Blackwell.
-
MadeFreeThrow 10:33 59-51
Aaron Wright made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 10:33 59-50
Aaron Wright made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 10:33 59-49
Foul on A.J. Spencer.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 10:52 59-49
Nick Faust made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Bibbins.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 11:17 56-49
Jaron Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mamadou Ndiaye.
-
LayUpShot 11:35 56-46
Roschon Prince made Layup. Assisted by A.J. Spencer.
-
LayUpShot 11:48 54-46
Mamadou Ndiaye made Layup. Assisted by Luke Nelson.
-
JumpShot 12:11 54-44
A.J. Spencer made Jumper.
-
JumpShot 12:36 52-44
Jaron Martin made Jumper. Assisted by Luke Nelson.
-
PersonalFoul 13:25 52-42
Foul on Mike Best.
-
LayUpShot 13:38 52-42
Roschon Prince made Layup. Assisted by Gabe Levin.
-
MadeFreeThrow 13:58 50-42
Mamadou Ndiaye made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 13:58 50-41
Foul on Roschon Prince.
-
LayUpShot 15:34 50-41
A.J. Spencer made Layup.
-
PersonalFoul 15:41 48-41
Foul on Travis Hammonds.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 15:51 48-41
Nick Faust made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Bibbins.
-
LayUpShot 16:04 45-41
Mamadou Ndiaye made Layup. Assisted by Luke Nelson.
-
JumpShot 16:31 45-39
Jaron Martin made Jumper.
-
PersonalFoul 16:45 45-37
Foul on Justin Bibbins.
-
MadeFreeThrow 17:05 45-37
Jaron Martin made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 17:05 45-36
Foul on Nick Faust.
-
DunkShot 17:37 45-36
Mamadou Ndiaye made Dunk. Assisted by Mike Best.
-
PersonalFoul 17:46 45-34
Foul on Gabe Levin.
-
JumpShot 18:38 45-34
Mamadou Ndiaye made Jumper. Assisted by Alex Young.
-
End Game 0:00 77-72
End of Game
-
Defensive Rebound 0:03 77-72
Dominique Dunning Defensive Rebound.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:03 77-72
Nick Faust missed Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:03 77-72
Nick Faust made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 0:03 76-72
Foul on Luke Nelson.
-
RegularTimeOut 0:03 76-72
UC Irvine Timeout
-
Defensive Rebound 0:08 76-72
Long Beach St Defensive Rebound.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 0:08 76-72
Alex Young missed Three Point Jumper.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:16 76-72
Justin Bibbins made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:16 75-72
Justin Bibbins made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 0:16 74-72
Foul on Alex Young.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 0:18 74-72
Jaron Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Young.
-
Defensive Rebound 0:23 74-69
Alex Young Defensive Rebound.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:23 74-69
Noah Blackwell missed Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:23 74-69
Noah Blackwell made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 0:23 73-69
Foul on Alex Young.
-
PersonalFoul 0:25 73-69
Foul on Luke Nelson.
-
ShortTimeOut 0:26 73-69
Long Beach St Timeout
-
Defensive Rebound 0:29 73-69
Noah Blackwell Defensive Rebound.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:29 73-69
Luke Nelson missed Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:29 73-69
Luke Nelson made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 0:29 73-68
Foul on Nick Faust.
-
ShortTimeOut 0:34 73-68
UC Irvine Timeout
-
JumpShot 0:38 73-68
Nick Faust made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Bibbins.
-
Defensive Rebound 1:07 71-68
Justin Bibbins Defensive Rebound.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 1:07 71-68
Alex Young missed Three Point Jumper.
-
MadeFreeThrow 1:18 71-68
Gabe Levin made Free Throw.
-
Dead Ball Rebound 1:18 70-68
Long Beach St Deadball Team Rebound.
-
MadeFreeThrow 1:18 70-68
Gabe Levin missed Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 1:18 70-68
Foul on Mike Best.
-
RegularTimeOut 1:41 70-68
Long Beach St Timeout
-
Defensive Rebound 1:48 70-68
Travis Hammonds Defensive Rebound.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 1:48 70-68
Luke Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.
-
Offensive Rebound 1:51 70-68
Alex Young Offensive Rebound.
-
MadeFreeThrow 1:51 70-68
Jaron Martin missed Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 1:51 70-68
Jaron Martin made Free Throw.
-
Lost Ball Turnover 1:51 70-67
Justin Bibbins Turnover.
-
PersonalFoul 1:51 70-67
Foul on Justin Bibbins.
-
Defensive Rebound 2:01 70-67
A.J. Spencer Defensive Rebound.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 2:01 70-67
Luke Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.
Showing the last 40 of 366 events.
Team Stats
LBSU
UCI
21-55
FG
25-65
38
Field Goal %
38
7-20
3PT
6-17
35
Three Point %
35
28-34
FT
16-26
82
Free Throw %
62
41
Rebounds
44
7
Offensive Rebounds
14
34
Defensive Rebounds
30
18
Assists
18
2
Steals
4
4
Blocks
4
10
Turnovers
11
0
Team Turnovers
0
10
Total Turnovers
11
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
12
Points Off Turnovers
6
2
Fast Break Points
2
18
Points in Paint
32
21
Fouls
25
13
Largest Lead
10
Men's College Basketball News
All news
Video
USC Trojans vs. California Golden Bears: Game Highlights
USC Trojans vs. California Golden Bears: Game Highlights
ESPN
Alijah Arenas, Rodney Rice lead 21st-ranked USC to 77-65 win at California to stay unbeaten
— Alijah Arenas had 19 points and seven rebounds, Rodney Rice added 18 points and five rebounds, and No. 21 USC beat California 77-65 on Wednesday night in a nonconference matchup between the former Pac-12 foes.
ESPN
Payne’s 18 lead Long Beach State over Pacific 62-59
— Jack Payne scored 18 points as Long Beach State beat Pacific 62-59 on Wednesday.
ESPN
Tenner scores 18, UTSA beats Seattle U 86-59
— K.J. Tenner had 18 points in UTSA's 86-59 victory against Seattle U on Wednesday.