88

Final 1 2 Tot Cal Poly 35 53 88 Long Beach St. 40 28 68

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Cal Poly ends 18-game skid thumping Long Beach St. in opener

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) Brantly Stevenson scored 28 points and Cal Poly erupted in the second half and went on to beat Long Beach State 88-68 in an opening-round contest in the Big West Conference Tournament on Tuesday night.

The Mustangs (8-24) entered the contest with an 18-game losing streak finishing the conference regular season at 1-18.

Long Beach State (17-16) led 40-35 at halftime before Cal Poly unleashed a 53-point second half and cruised to the win.

Reserve Nick Fleming scored 16 points, Camren Pierce scored 14 and Alimamy Koroma 10 for the Mustangs who made 11 of 22 3-pointers.

AJ George scored 14 for the Beach, Lassina Traore 12 and reserve Tobia Rotegaard 10.

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Updated March 8, 2023