{"id":181577,"date":"2026-02-17T15:49:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T15:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/181577\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T15:49:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T15:49:17","slug":"long-beach-state-men-fall-to-uc-davis-in-7th-straight-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/181577\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach State men fall to UC Davis in 7th straight loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Published on Feb. 15, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"submission-link-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.nationaltoday.com\/news?location=San+Diego%2C+CA&amp;city=San+Diego&amp;type=Update+Existing+Story&amp;headline=Long+Beach+State+men+fall+to+UC+Davis+in+7th+straight+loss&amp;page=https%3A%2F%2Fnationaltoday.com%2Fus%2Fca%2Fsan-diego%2Fnews%2F2026%2F02%2F15%2Flong-beach-state-men-fall-to-uc-davis-in-7th-straight-loss-1%2F\" class=\"submission-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Long Beach State&#8217;s men&#8217;s basketball team lost its seventh straight game, falling 71-54 to UC Davis on Saturday. Freshman Gavin Sykes led LBSU with 18 points, but the 49ers shot just 36% from the field and were outscored 24-9 from 3-point range. UC Davis led by 14 at halftime and never trailed in the game, getting 18 points and six assists from Marcus Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>      Why it matters<\/p>\n<p>The loss drops Long Beach State to 8-18 overall and 4-10 in Big West play, putting them in serious danger of missing the eight-team conference tournament next month. UC Davis, meanwhile, improved to 16-10 and 9-6 in the Big West, keeping them in the middle of the conference standings.<\/p>\n<p>            The details<\/p>\n<p>Long Beach State couldn&#8217;t solve UC Davis&#8217; defense, shooting just 36% from the field. The Aggies outrebounded LBSU 34-26 and held a 24-9 advantage in 3-point scoring. UC Davis broke open a close game with an 11-0 run late in the first half, taking a 41-27 lead into the break. The Aggies extended their lead to 20 points early in the second half and LBSU could never mount a serious comeback.<\/p>\n<p>      The game was played on Saturday, February 15, 2026.<br \/>\n        The players<\/p>\n<p>        Gavin Sykes<\/p>\n<p>A freshman on the Long Beach State men&#8217;s basketball team who scored a team-high 18 points in the loss.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus Wilson<\/p>\n<p>A player for UC Davis who scored a game-high 18 points and dished out 6 assists.<\/p>\n<p>Petar Majstorovic<\/p>\n<p>A player for Long Beach State who scored 8 points before fouling out.<\/p>\n<p>Connor Sevilla<\/p>\n<p>A player for UC Davis who scored 10 points.<\/p>\n<p>Niko Rocak<\/p>\n<p>A player for UC Davis who scored 9 points and had 10 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 steals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.nationaltoday.com\/news?location=San+Diego%2C+CA&amp;city=San+Diego&amp;type=Upload+Story+Photos&amp;headline=Long+Beach+State+men+fall+to+UC+Davis+in+7th+straight+loss&amp;page=https%3A%2F%2Fnationaltoday.com%2Fus%2Fca%2Fsan-diego%2Fnews%2F2026%2F02%2F15%2Flong-beach-state-men-fall-to-uc-davis-in-7th-straight-loss-1%2F\" class=\"submission-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Got photos? Submit your photos here. \u203a<\/a><br \/>\n            What\u2019s next<\/p>\n<p>Long Beach State will host UC Irvine on Thursday, February 20th at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>        The takeaway<\/p>\n<p>This loss puts Long Beach State in serious jeopardy of missing the Big West Conference tournament, as they have now lost 7 games in a row and sit at just 4-10 in conference play. UC Davis, on the other hand, remains in the middle of the Big West standings with a 9-6 conference record.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published on Feb. 15, 2026 Got story updates? 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