{"id":52760,"date":"2025-11-14T09:06:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T09:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/52760\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T09:06:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T09:06:13","slug":"mens-basketball-falls-just-short-at-pacific-69-66-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/52760\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Basketball Falls Just Short At Pacific 69-66"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bvmsports.com\/ncaa\/long-beach-state-beach\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Long Beach State<\/a>&#8216;s men&#8217;s basketball team fell to <a href=\"https:\/\/bvmsports.com\/ncaa\/university-of-the-pacific-tigers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pacific<\/a> 69-66 despite leading for a majority of the game. The Beach capitalized on a strong defensive presence in the first half, limiting the Tigers to just ten points in the first ten minutes. Freshman Gavin Sykes had a notable performance, scoring 20 points and almost sending the game into overtime with a last-second shot that missed. Although Long Beach State led by as many as 11 points early in the second half, a scoring drought allowed Pacific to reclaim the lead and ultimately secure the victory.<\/p>\n<p> By the NumbersLong Beach State led for over 25 minutes of the game.Gavin Sykes scored 20 points, making him the first player this season to reach 20 points for Long Beach State.Pacific executed a crucial 10-0 run during a scoring drought lasting nearly five minutes for Long Beach State. Yes, But<\/p>\n<p>While Long Beach State showed strong offensive execution and defense, their inability to maintain momentum and score during critical moments ultimately cost them the game. This reflects ongoing challenges in finishing games effectively, particularly in high-pressure situations.<\/p>\n<p> State of PlayLong Beach State is now 0-3 in the season, having struggled on the road.Pacific improved to 2-1, capitalizing on key moments to secure the win.Next up for long Beach State is their home opener against Illinois State. What&#8217;s Next<\/p>\n<p>Long Beach State will aim to turn their season around with a critical home opener against Illinois State, a game that could offer the team a chance to regain some momentum and confidence. Success in this matchup is vital for morale as they continue the early season.<\/p>\n<p> Bottom Line<\/p>\n<p>Long Beach State&#8217;s ongoing struggles highlight the importance of closing out games effectively. As they return home, they must focus on improving their late-game execution to avoid further losses and build a successful season from here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Long Beach State&#8216;s men&#8217;s basketball team fell to Pacific 69-66 despite leading for a majority of the game.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50865,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-52760","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\/52760","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=52760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52760\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}