A four-point lead in the opening minutes was the high point for Long Beach State men’s basketball at the University of San Francisco tonight. The Beach (1-2) struggled on the road for the second time in three games and suffered a lopsided 107-62 defeat.
USF (5-2) shot 58 percent fro the floor and made 18 of its 33 shots from 3-point range. Junior Damari Milstead scored a game-high 24 points.
LBSU didn’t have any players score in double digits while shooting 29 percent from the floor. Junior transfer Joe Hampton scored a team-high nine points on 3/12 shooting. Junior Chance Hunter scored eight points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
After Isaiah Washington game LBSU a 4-0 lead with a fancy layup, USF went on a 13-0 run thanks to hot shooting from behind the arc. The Beach got a spark off the bench from Trevor Irish and tied the game 14-14 after a 10-2 run.
USF extended its lead to 23-14 at the eight-minute timeout, and was up 44-25 by halftime. The Dons stayed hot from the floor and continued to build its lead throughout the second half.
LBSU will take on UCLA in the rescheduled opener at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
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