Colorado State Rams at Long Beach State Beach
· NCAA Men's Basketball
61 - 64
Booker, Byers clutch as Long Beach edges Colorado St 64-61
Kris Martin's 3-pointer pulled the Rams within 60-59 with 1:11 to play. Booker missed a shot with 46 seconds to go then Byers had a steal with 23 seconds remaining, which led to Booker's first two free throws. Byers then blocked Martin's 3-point attempt, however, JD Paige picked up the loose ball and laid it in with four seconds to play. Booker was immediately fouled and made two more free throws with 3.3 to go.
The final play was a turnover.
Long Beach (5-9) led 31-28 in the defensive struggle. A 13-2 run in the middle of the second half put the 49ers on top 51-42 but Colorado State came right back with a 12-2 run to lead 54-53 with 4:26 to play.
Temidayo Yussuf added 12 points for LBSU, which shot 36.5 percent (23 of 63) but was 13 of 21 from the line.
Nico Carvacho had 23 points and a career-high 22 rebounds for the Rams (5-7), who were 3 of 6 from the foul line. Carvacho moved into eighth on the CSU rebounding list, passing NBA veteran Jason Smith's 683.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Drew Cobb Steal. | 61 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Adam Thistlewood Turnover. | 61 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Long Beach State Timeout | 61 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Deishuan Booker made Free Throw. | 61 - 64 |
Statistics
 CSU |
 LBSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-65 | FG | 23-63 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 4-20 | 3PT | 5-15 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 3-6 | FT | 13-21 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Assists | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 19 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Long Beach, CA
Attendance: 1,727 | 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 |