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From LBSU reports<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Long Beach State women’s basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak with a 55-54 victory over Idaho Sunday afternoon at Cowan Spectrum. With the win, The Beach improves to 2-4 on the season, while the Vandals fall to 2-5.<\/span><\/p>\n The game went down to the wire with seven tie scores and nine lead changes. LBSU was up 55-54 with 16 seconds left to play. After a timeout by Idaho, the Vandals were unable to convert and Rachele Kloke’s put back came after the buzzer, giving The Beach its second win of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n Freshman Adelle Walton led all 49er scorers with a season-high 11 points, while Lauren Sims chipped in 10, going 2-for-4 from beyond the arc. Junior Brett Timmons added a season-best performance with 10 points and nine rebounds.<\/span><\/p>\n LBSU dented the scoreboard first with a layup by Lynea Williams at the 17:33 mark. Idaho then took control, going up 14-6 before the 49ers responded with a 12-4 run to tie the game at 18-18. LBSU eventually regained the lead at 22-20 when Timmons scored with 2:45 remaining in the half. The Beach closed out the first period with a 5-2 spurt, capped by a Sims jumper at the buzzer to take a 27-22 advantage into the break.<\/span><\/p>\n After a trio of baskets by Williams, Walton and Timmons, The Beach held a six-point lead (36-30) early in the second half. The Vandals stormed back, however, tying the game at 36-36 after a jumper by Kloke.<\/span><\/p>\n The two teams then traded baskets until a Timmons jumper gave LBSU a 55-52 advantage with 1:15 left to play. The Vandals narrowed the gap to 55-54 after a layup by Yinka Olorunnife. After a missed jumper by Fields, Idaho got the rebound, but was unable to score before time ran out as LBSU held on for the 55-54 victory.<\/span><\/p>\n Olorunnife paced the Vandals with 20 points and 16 rebounds, while Kloke added 10 points.<\/span><\/p>\n Long Beach State will continue non-conference play on the road Friday (Dec. 12) when it heads to Big 12 foe Nebraska for a 5 p.m. (PST) game. 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