LONG BEACH, Calif. (Interstat) — Montana State earned a 78-72 victory over Long Beach State on Friday night at Walter Pyramid. The Bobcats improved to 3-4 overall, while the 49ers fell to 1-5.

Gavin Sykes led all scorers with 24 points for Long Beach State. Jeremiah Davis scored 15 points for Montana State, which also got 14 points from Chris Hodges and 13 from Davian Brown. Shaquil Bender added 17 points for the 49ers.

Montana State shot 48.3% from the field and made eight 3-pointers. The Bobcats also forced 11 turnovers while committing only eight. An announced crowd of 1,808 attended the non-conference game.