{"id":108150,"date":"2025-12-24T21:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T21:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/108150\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T21:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T21:45:14","slug":"toledo-pulls-away-in-second-half-tops-long-beach-state-64-43-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/108150\/","title":{"rendered":"Toledo Pulls Away in Second Half, Tops Long Beach State 64\u201343"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bvmsports.com\/ncaa\/long-beach-state-beach\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Long Beach State<\/a> opened strong against Toledo but faltered in the second half, resulting in a 64\u201343 defeat. The Beach led early thanks to strong performances from JaQuoia Jones-Brown and Rosie Akot but struggled with turnovers and defensive pressure from Toledo, which helped the <a href=\"https:\/\/bvmsports.com\/ncaa\/toledo-rockets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rockets<\/a> pull away after halftime. Long Beach managed to narrow the gap briefly, but timely three-pointers from Toledo sealed the game. Jones-Brown finished as the standout performer, scoring 21 points for the Beach.<\/p>\n<p> By the NumbersToledo outscored Long Beach State 38\u201323 in the second half.JaQuoia Jones-Brown led Long Beach with 21 points; Khylee Pepe had 5 steals. Yes, But<\/p>\n<p>While Long Beach State had a strong start, their inability to maintain ball security and adjust to Toledo&#8217;s adjustments after halftime ultimately led to their defeat. Despite an early lead, the lack of offensive execution in the second period proved detrimental.<\/p>\n<p> State of PlayLong Beach State is currently assessing their performance after consecutive losses.Their next game against Hope International University offers a chance for redemption. What&#8217;s Next<\/p>\n<p>The Beach will focus on minimizing turnovers and improving their defensive strategy before their next matchup. They aim to bounce back against Hope International University on December 29.<\/p>\n<p> Bottom Line<\/p>\n<p>Long Beach State must address their turnover issues and enhance their shooting efficiency to improve their non-conference play. The team&#8217;s resilience will be tested in their upcoming game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Long Beach State opened strong against Toledo but faltered in the second half, resulting in a 64\u201343 defeat.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":105529,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-108150","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\/108150","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=108150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108150\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}