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Big West Conference Tournament - Long Beach State Downs UC Riverside 86-67 - Match Report
Lassina Traore scored 21 points and chipped in with 11 rebounds for Long Beach State on Thursday, leading them to a 86-67 victory over UC Riverside at Dollar Loan Center.
Long Beach State won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -3.0-point spread as favorites.
Long Beach State got 21 points from AJ George and another 19 points from Marcus Tsohonis. Aboubacar Traore contributed 13 assists, while Aboubacar Traore cleaned the glass with 11 rebounds.
UC Riverside got a 17-point performance from Vladimer Salaridze, who was supported by 12 points from Isaiah Moses. Barrington Hargress had 4 assists in a losing cause for UC Riverside, while Kaleb Smith grabbed 7 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Long Beach State were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.
Long Beach State won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 38-26.