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Long Beach State Men Edged by Illinois State in Home Opener
Chase Walker and Ty'Reek Coleman each scored 19 points, with Walker's late hook shot securing Illinois State's 82-80 victory over Long Beach State.
- On Sunday, Illinois State Redbirds defeated Long Beach State 82-80 as Chase Walker's late hook with 1:46 gave Illinois State a one-possession lead.
- Relying on free throws, Illinois State shot 31 for 39 at the line while Chase Walker went 13 for 14 and Ty'Reek Coleman 7 for 8, fueling their comeback.
- Illinois State matched Long Beach State's efficient shooting with 47% on 23-for-49, while Petar Majstorovic led Long Beach State with 19 points and seven rebounds, and Johnny Kinziger scored 15 for Illinois State.
- In the closing seconds, Cole Farrell converted a three-point play with nine seconds left and Petar Majstorovic hit a 3-pointer with seven seconds remaining, but Farrell's final 3 missed as time expired.
- Later this week, Long Beach State's schedule includes hosting Nobel on Wednesday at 7 p.m. and Montana State on Friday at 7 p.m.
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Long Beach State men edged by Illinois State in home opener
LONG BEACH — The Long Beach State men’s basketball team erased a 10-point second-half deficit but came up just short in its home opener, an 82-80 loss to Illinois State on Sunday evening at the Walter Pyramid. Long Beach (0-4) rallied to tie the score at 70-all on a 3-pointer from Petar Majstorovic with 2:40 left, and the sophomore knotted the score again at 72 on a basket with 2:07 left, but Illinois State (2-2) made a jumper and four straight …
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