Scores

Final

Long Beach St 77

(18-11, 14-3 Big West)

UC Davis 76

(14-15, 9-8 Big West)

Coverage: ESPN2/WatchESPN

11:00 PM ET, March 7, 2013

The Pavilion, Davis, CA

1 2 T
LBSU 36 4177
UCD 35 4176

Top Performers

Long Beach State: J. Ennis 24 Pts, 14 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk

UC Davis: C. Hawkins 34 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Blk

Long Beach St. 77, UC Davis 76

Associated Press

DAVIS, Calif. -- James Ennis had 24 points and 13 rebounds as Long Beach State clinched the Big West Conference regular-season championship with a 77-76 victory over UC Davis on Thursday night.

The 49ers (18-11, 14-3) are the first school to win three straight outright Big West regular-season titles since UNLV reeled off seven straight from 1982-89.

Tony Freeland added 21 points and Mike Caffey had 11 for Long Beach.

Corey Hawkins scored 34 points for UC Davis (14-15, 9-8). Ryan Sypkens and Ryan Howley added 12 points apiece.

The Aggies shot better than the 49ers from the field (51 percent to 44 percent), beyond the arc (11 for 21 vs. 8 for 21) and at the free-throw line (11 for 13 to 9 for 12). But Long Beach dominated the rebounding battle 42-25.

The 49ers trailed by seven with 7:20 remaining but used a 16-4 run to go ahead 75-70 with 2:48 left.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
LBSU
UCD
Points 77 76
FG Made-Attempted 30-69 (.435) 27-53 (.509)
3P Made-Attempted 8-21 (.381) 11-20 (.550)
FT Made-Attempted 9-12 (.750) 11-13 (.846)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 17 (0/0) 19 (0/0)
Largest Lead 13 7

Game Leaders

 
LBSU
UCD
PointsJ. Ennis 24C. Hawkins 34
ReboundsJ. Ennis 14C. Hawkins 7
AssistsT. Freeland 4P. Mancasola 4
StealsM. Caffey 2R. Sypkens 2
BlocksJ. Ennis 2R. Sypkens 1
Team Stats: Long Beach State | UC Davis

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Feb 20, 2013 @LBSU 71, UCD 65Recap
» Mar 7, 2013 LBSU 77, @UCD 76Recap

Next 5 Games

LBSU
UCD
03/09 @PAC 7:00pm
03/14 CSF 9:00pm
03/15 UCI 9:30pm
03/20 @BAY 9:00pm
 03/09 UCI 10:00pm
03/14 @CP 5:50pm
Complete Schedule: Long Beach State | UC Davis

Big West Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Pacific13-522-12
Long Beach State14-419-13
Cal Poly12-618-13
UC Irvine11-720-15
Hawaii10-817-14
UC Davis9-914-17
Cal State Northridge5-1314-17
Cal State Fullerton6-1214-18
UC Santa Barbara7-1111-20
UC Riverside3-156-25
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