Long Beach State will host Hawai’i on January 31, 2026, marking the first of two matchups in the Rainbow Warriors’ final season in the Big West. The game will take place at 1 p.m. in the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid and broadcasted on Spectrum SportsNet and ESPN+. Key player Gavin Sykes, recently named Big West Player of the Week, has been a standout this season, leading the team in scoring.<\/p>\n
By the NumbersGavin Sykes leads Long Beach State with 18.2 points per game.Petar Majstorovic averages 14.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. State of PlayLong Beach State aims to rebound from a recent loss to UC Riverside.Sykes has scored 30+ points in multiple games this season, showcasing his elite scoring ability as a freshman. What’s Next<\/p>\n
As the season progresses, Long Beach State will look to solidify its standing in the Big West, with hopes for a strong performance from Sykes and Majstorovic in upcoming games.<\/p>\n
Bottom Line<\/p>\n
The effectiveness of Gavin Sykes and Petar Majstorovic will be crucial for Long Beach State as they navigate the season and prepare to face Hawai’i, aiming to leverage their scoring talents for a successful outcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Long Beach State will host Hawai’i on January 31, 2026, marking the first of two matchups in the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":157080,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":{"0":"post-158823","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-long-beach","8":"tag-long-beach","9":"tag-long-beach-headlines","10":"tag-long-beach-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158823","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=158823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}