{"id":78174,"date":"2025-12-02T13:42:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T13:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/78174\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T13:42:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T13:42:14","slug":"mens-basketball-claims-76-72-victory-over-san-diego-as-sykes-shines-with-30-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/78174\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Basketball Claims 76-72 Victory Over San Diego as Sykes Shines with 30 Points"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bvmsports.com\/ncaa\/long-beach-state-beach\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Long Beach State<\/a> secured a thrilling 76-72 victory over <a href=\"https:\/\/bvmsports.com\/ncaa\/san-diego-toreros\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Diego<\/a>, fueled by a standout performance from freshman Gavin Sykes, who scored 30 points. The Beach showcased strong defense with a season-high 12 steals and excellent ball movement, recording 20 assists on 31 baskets. Despite trailing at halftime, Long Beach State mounted a strong second-half comeback, limiting San Diego to just four points in the closing minutes. Isaiah Lewis played a pivotal role, executing crucial steals and scoring key free throws to seal the win.<\/p>\n<p> By the NumbersGavin Sykes finished with 30 points, becoming the first LBSU freshman since 1990 to score 30 in a game.Long Beach State recorded 12 steals and 20 assists in the match. Yes, But<\/p>\n<p>San Diego briefly seized control of the game with a commanding 13-2 run in the first half, highlighting vulnerabilities in Long Beach&#8217;s defense before the Beach&#8217;s late-game adjustments turned the tide.<\/p>\n<p> State of PlayLong Beach State improved to 2-6 on the season with this win.The team will face UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego in upcoming Big West matchups. What&#8217;s Next<\/p>\n<p>The Beach will look to build momentum in Big West play with critical games against UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego next week, aiming for a strong performance against familiar rivals.<\/p>\n<p> Bottom Line<\/p>\n<p>This victory is a significant confidence boost for Long Beach State, showcasing their resilience and potential, especially with a freshman star like Gavin Sykes emerging as a key player.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Long Beach State secured a thrilling 76-72 victory over San Diego, fueled by a standout performance from freshman&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":76167,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-78174","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\/78174","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=78174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78174\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}