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After recovering from an inefficient first half, the Long Beach State 49ers scratched and clawed their way to a second half lead on the road only to watch it whither away thanks to missed opportunities and poor decision making in a hard fought 85-80 overtime loss at the hands of the Loyola Marymount Lions.<\/p>\n
The 49ers trailed 41-33 at the break, but began the second half with a 12-2 run behind the energy of Casper Ware and the fearsome interior play of T.J. Robinson. Long Beach State held a slim lead through the second half until Loyola Marymount\u2019s Larry Davis sent the game into overtime with a three-pointer over the outstretched hand of Robinson.<\/p>\n
A last attempt to win in regulation produced a botched play and the game went to overtime.<\/p>\n
Loyola Marymount took a slim lead in the extra session, but Long Beach had their chances.<\/p>\n
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Down by two points, sophomore guard Larry Anderson was sent to the free-throw line after being fouled as he dove for a loose ball in the frenetic, physical game. Anderson missed both free throws that would have tied the game with just over a minute to play.<\/p>\n
Long Beach stopped the Lions on the next possession and Eugene Phelps snared the rebound, however the ball was deflected as Phelps attempted to pass down the court to a streaking teammate and LMU secured a new possession. The Lions scored again, which put the 49ers in a difficult four-point deficit from which they were unable to recover as LMU shot 5-6 from the free-throw line in overtime.<\/p>\n
The score read 85-80 as the final buzzer sounded.<\/p>\n
Long Beach State players and coaches were unavailable for comment following the game, as the 49ers were scheduled to take an 11:55pm flight from Los Angeles to prepare for their Wednesday morning game at Kentucky.<\/p>\n
Sophomore forward T.J. Robinson led the way with 22 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, as Larry Anderson and Casper Ware each scored 16 and Eugene Phelps had a career-high 14. As a team, however, Long Beach State shot just 39.2% from the field.<\/p>\n
For the Lions, forward Drew Viney overcame physical defense and tricky schemes from the 49ers to score a team-high 18 points on 8-18 shooting. Three other Lions scored in double figures and Loyola Marymount shot 45.7% from the field.<\/p>\n
The 49ers fall to 6-5 on the season as Loyola Marymount improves to 6-7.<\/p>\n
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