LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) \u2014 Gavin Sykes scored 19 of his 23 points in the second half, and Long Beach State beat Pepperdine 81-78 on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
Sykes shot 9 of 16 from the field for the Beach (3-9). Petar Majstorovic added 20 points and six rebounds. Shaquil Bender finished with 12 points.<\/p>\n
Styles Phipps led the way for the Waves (4-8) with 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Javon Cooley added 17 points for Pepperdine. Danilo Dozic finished with 15 points.<\/p>\n
Bender scored nine points in the first half and Long Beach State went into the break trailing 37-36.<\/p>\n
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