Long Beach State Men’s Basketball is set to face a significant challenge on Sunday against No. 4 Iowa State, marking their first-ever matchup. The Cyclones boast an undefeated record at 11-0 and will host the game in Ames, Iowa. Long Beach State is coming off a close victory against Pepperdine, led by standout performances from freshman Gavin Sykes and sophomore Petar Majstorovic. Displaying notable early-season talent, Sykes has emerged as a key player, scoring over 20 points in multiple games this season, while Majstorovic provides a solid rebounding presence.<\/p>\n
By the NumbersGavin Sykes leads Long Beach State with an average of 17.6 points per game.Petar Majstorovic averages 14.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. State of PlayLong Beach State has a record of 5-7 heading into the matchup against Iowa State.The Beach is coming off a hard-fought 81-78 win over Pepperdine. What’s Next<\/p>\n
A potential victory over Iowa State would mark a historic moment for Long Beach State, bringing their total wins against AP Top 25 teams to 20, and would be their first victory against a Top 5 opponent since 1993.<\/p>\n
Bottom Line<\/p>\n
As the Long Beach State Men’s Basketball team gears up for a critical game, they not only aim to secure a win against a top-ranked opponent but also to establish their emerging stars in the national spotlight, setting the stage for a promising season ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Long Beach State Men’s Basketball is set to face a significant challenge on Sunday against No. 4 Iowa…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":101705,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-104584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}