Long Beach State Athletics

Player of the Week: Temidayo Yussuf, Men’s Basketball – Junior Temidayo Yussuf scored a season-high 18 points off of the bench to lead LBSU at Colorado State. Yussuf was 5-for-7 from the field and a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line against the Rams.

Last Week

Men’s Basketball (5-10)
Lost at #2 Michigan State, 102-60
Lost at Colorado State, 68-66
* Deishuan Booker scored the go-ahead basket on the road at Colorado State with 4.5 seconds remaining, but a buzzer-beater gave the Rams the win.

Women’s Basketball (2-10)
Loss vs. Illinois State, 59-51
Loss vs. New Mexico State, 72-63
* Long Beach State got a solid performance from senior guard Cecily Wilson at the Beach Classic as she was named to the All-Tournament team following her second 20-point effort of the year.

This Week

Men’s Basketball
vs. Texas A&M International, Saturday, 4 p.m., Walter Pyramid

Women’s Basketball
at NJIT (NJIT Highlanders Christmas Tournament), Thursday, 2 p.m. (PT), Newark, N.J.
vs. VCU or Penn (NJIT Highlanders Christmas Tournament), Friday, TBD, Newark, N.J.

Men’s Volleyball
at McMaster (Exh.), Friday, 7 p.m. (PT), Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
at McMaster (Exh.), Saturday, 7 p.m. (PT), Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Upcoming

Wednesday, Jan. 10, Men’s Basketball vs. CSUN – Fox Sports, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 20, Women’s Basketball vs. UCSB, 4 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 20, Men’s Basketball vs. CSF, TBA

Thursday, Jan. 25, Women’s Basketball vs. Cal Poly, 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 26, Men’s Volleyball vs. Stanford, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 27, Men’s Volleyball vs. USC, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 31, Men’s Basketball vs. UCI, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 1, Women’s Basketball vs. UCD, 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 2, Men’s Volleyball vs. Concordia, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 3, Women’s Basketball vs. UCI, 4 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 3, Men’s Basketball vs. UCD, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 10, Men’s Basketball vs. Cal Poly, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 15, Men’s Basketball vs. UCSB, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 17, Women’s Basketball vs. CSUF, 4 p.m.

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