Big West
NIT: Thompson Has 25, WSU Beats Long Beach 85-74
Klay Thompson scored 25 points to lead Washington State over Long Beach State 85-74 Wednesday night in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament.
LA Area Hoops Teams Still Alive For March Madness
UCLA is the only LA area team not playing as of 5pm on Friday that should be in the NCAA tournament.
Here is a look at the local schools still alive:
UC Riverside Upsets #2 Seed Cal Poly
Kareem Nitoto’s three-point play with 14.7 seconds remaining in overtime lifted seventh-seeded UC Riverside to a 70-66 victory over No. 2 seed Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo in the first round of the Big West tournament on Thursday night.
CSUN’s Surge Continues With Win Over UCSB
Lenny Daniel scored 23 points to lead Cal State Northridge to a 68-60 victory over UC Santa Barbara on Thursday night.
Long Beach State Tops UC Riverside 68-55
er Ware scored 17 points and Long Beach State used a 27-9 first-half run to pull away from UC Riverside 68-55 Wednesday night.
Nunnally Scores 28 As UCSB Dominates Fullerton 86-71
James Nunnally scored 27 points and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds Wednesday night to lead UC Santa Barbara to an 86-71 victory over Cal State-Fullerton.
