UC Santa Barbara 74, at Long Beach State 71

LONG BEACH, Calif. (Interstat) — Aidan Mahaney’s driving layup with 10 seconds remaining proved to be the decisive basket as UC Santa Barbara survived a furious second-half rally from Long Beach State to escape the Walter Pyramid with a 74-71 victory in a Big West Conference men’s basketball game on Saturday night. The Gauchos, who led by as many as 17 points in the first half, saw their cushion evaporate completely in the final minutes before Mahaney, the sophomore guard from Lafayette, California, slithered through the lane for the go-ahead score. Long Beach State’s final attempt, a Petar Majstorovic three-pointer… Read more...