LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) Gavin Sykes scored 30 points to lead Long Beach State Beach and secured the victory with a jump shot with 23 seconds remaining as the Beach defeated San Diego Toreros 76-72 on Sunday.
Sykes shot 12 for 22, including 5 for 9 from beyond the arc for the Beach (2-6). Petar Majstorovic scored 14 points and added six assists and four steals. Shaquil Bender finished 3 of 4 from the field to finish with eight points.
The Toreros (3-4) were led in scoring by Brandon Benjamin, who finished with 16 points. San Diego also got 12 points from Juan Sebastian Gorosito. Tim Moore Jr. also had 11 points.
Sykes scored 10 points in the first half and Long Beach State went into halftime trailing 38-34. Sykes scored a team-high 20 points for Long Beach State in the second half, including their game-winning shot in the final minute.
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1st Half
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Toreros
38
LBST
Beach
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Piotr Winkowski vs. Leopold Levillain (Toreros gains possession)
19:43
Vuk Boskovic misses three point jump shot
19:41
Petar Majstorovic defensive rebound
19:36
Leopold Levillain misses two point layup
19:34
Vuk Boskovic defensive rebound
19:07
Adrian McIntyre misses two point jump shot
19:05
Vuk Boskovic offensive rebound
18:52
+2
Juanse Gorosito makes two point jump shot
2-0
18:33
+2
Petar Majstorovic makes two point jump shot (Isaiah Lewis assists)
2-2
18:06
Vuk Boskovic misses three point jump shot
18:04
Beach defensive rebound
17:57
Isaiah Lewis misses two point layup
17:55
Toneari Lane defensive rebound
17:40
Piotr Winkowski turnover (bad pass) (Gavin Sykes steals)
17:35
Isaiah Lewis misses three point jump shot
17:33
Cole Farrell offensive rebound
17:29
+2
Cole Farrell makes two point layup
2-4
17:10
+3
Vuk Boskovic makes three point jump shot (Juanse Gorosito assists)
5-4
16:54
Petar Majstorovic turnover (bad pass) (Piotr Winkowski steals)
16:25
Toneari Lane misses three point jump shot
16:23
Adrian McIntyre offensive rebound
16:18
Adrian McIntyre misses two point layup
16:16
Petar Majstorovic defensive rebound
16:15
+2
Cole Farrell makes two point dunk (Petar Majstorovic assists)
5-6
16:01
Toneari Lane misses three point jump shot
15:59
Beach defensive rebound
15:59
TV timeout
15:38
Petar Majstorovic misses three point jump shot
15:36
Leopold Levillain offensive rebound
15:35
Petar Majstorovic misses three point jump shot
15:33
Cole Farrell offensive rebound
15:22
+2
Rob Diaz III makes two point jump shot
5-8
14:57
+2
Juanse Gorosito makes two point jump shot
7-8
14:24
Cole Farrell misses three point jump shot
14:13
Rob Diaz III misses three point jump shot
14:11
Leopold Levillain offensive rebound
14:07
+3
Gavin Sykes makes three point jump shot (Petar Majstorovic assists)
7-11
13:46
Adrian McIntyre turnover (Petar Majstorovic steals)
13:27
+3
Gavin Sykes makes three point jump shot (Petar Majstorovic assists)
7-14
13:06
Juanse Gorosito misses two point layup
13:04
Assane Diop offensive rebound
13:04
Petar Majstorovic shooting foul (Assane Diop draws the foul)
13:04
Assane Diop misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:04
+1
Assane Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-14
12:53
Gavin Ripp personal foul (Petar Majstorovic draws the foul)
12:41
Gavin Sykes misses two point jump shot
12:39
D'Arrae Goodwin defensive rebound
12:12
D'Arrae Goodwin turnover (bad pass) (Rob Diaz III steals)
12:08
+2
Rob Diaz III makes two point layup
8-16
11:56
TV timeout
11:34
+3
D'Arrae Goodwin makes three point jump shot (Brandon Benjamin assists)
11-16
11:05
+2
Petar Majstorovic makes two point hook shot
11-18
10:48
Juanse Gorosito misses two point jump shot
10:46
Brandon Benjamin offensive rebound
10:41
+2
Brandon Benjamin makes two point jump shot
13-18
10:18
+2
Shaquil Bender makes two point layup (Rob Diaz III assists)
13-20
9:54
+2
D'Arrae Goodwin makes two point layup
15-20
9:37
+2
Shaquil Bender makes two point jump shot
15-22
9:21
Petar Majstorovic personal foul (Gavin Ripp draws the foul)
9:03
Brandon Benjamin misses two point hook shot
9:01
Toreros offensive rebound
8:55
+2
Adrian McIntyre makes two point layup (Gavin Ripp assists)
17-22
8:32
Tim Moore Jr. shooting foul (Shaquil Bender draws the foul)
8:32
Shaquil Bender misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:32
+1
Shaquil Bender makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-23
8:22
+2
Gavin Ripp makes two point layup
19-23
8:05
+2
Leopold Levillain makes two point layup (Isaiah Lewis assists)
19-25
7:54
+2
Adrian McIntyre makes two point layup (Tim Moore Jr. assists)
21-25
7:42
Shaquil Bender turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Benjamin steals)
7:16
Tim Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:14
D'Arrae Goodwin offensive rebound
7:12
+2
Tim Moore Jr. makes two point layup (D'Arrae Goodwin assists)
23-25
6:47
Gavin Ripp shooting foul (Isaiah Lewis draws the foul)
6:47
TV timeout
6:47
Isaiah Lewis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:47
Isaiah Lewis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:47
Leopold Levillain personal foul (D'Arrae Goodwin draws the foul)
6:33
+2
Brandon Benjamin makes two point layup (Adrian McIntyre assists)