• Wed, Feb 22, 2012
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    Long Beach State beats UC Santa Barbara 70-58

    The Associated Press – Thu, Feb 23, 2012 1:52 AM EST

    LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) Casper Ware scored 16 points and Long Beach State clinched a share of the Big West regular-season title with a 70-58 victory over UC Santa Barbara Wednesday night.

    Eugene Phelps and James Ennis had 14 points each for Long Beach State. The 49ers (20-7, 13-0), the defending Big West champions, will be the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament that begins March 8 in Anaheim, Calif.

    Long Beach State had a 12-game winning streak snapped Saturday at Creighton.

    Orlando Johnson led the Gauchos (15-9, 9-4) with 20 points. James Nunnally had 13 points and 12 rebounds for UCSB.

    Long Beach State coach Dan Monson won his 250th game in a 15-year career. He also coached at Gonzaga and Minnesota.

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    Team Comparison

    TeamRecordConfDivision/PlacePFPAFG%3 Pt%FT%Streak
    Long Beach St.25-915-11st Big West73.864.046.835.866.9Lost 1
    UCSB20-1112-42nd Big West73.066.446.038.369.4Lost 2
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    Team Stat Leaders

    Points

    Keala King, LBSU
    13.7
    Kyle Boswell, UCSB
    7.5

    Rebounds

    Alan Williams, UCSB
    6.5
    Keala King, LBSU
    4.9

    Assists

    Keala King, LBSU
    3.3
    Nate Garth, UCSB
    2.4
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