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UC Riverside 72, at Long Beach State 75

Thursday, January 29, 2026 · Final · Big West

Big West 1 2 3 4 PTS

UC Riverside Highlanders

11-21 · L1 · #253 (1100 ELO -19)

25 11 23 13 72

Long Beach State 49ers

5-25 · L2 · #306 (937 ELO +19)

17 23 15 20 75

Walter Pyramid · Long Beach, CA

Attendance: 654

Officials: Michael Sumilang, Juchell Wardlow, Kimberly Hobbs

Late Rally Lifts Long Beach State Women Past UC Riverside

LONG BEACH, Calif. (Interstat) — In a game defined by explosive individual performances and a frantic final minute, JaQuoia Jones-Brown scored 29 points and hit the decisive three-pointer with 76 seconds remaining to lift Long Beach State to a 75-72 victory over UC Riverside in a Big West Conference women’s basketball thriller on Thursday night at Walter Pyramid. The win, secured before an announced crowd of 654, snapped a three-game losing streak for the 49ers and avenged a 77-59 loss to the Highlanders just two weeks prior. It was a rare bright spot in a difficult season for Long Beach… Read more...

Top Statlines

Hannah Wickstrom UCR 40m 28p 10r 5a
Ja'Quoia Jones-Brown LBSU 40m 29p 6r 4a
Khylee Pepe LBSU 32m 13p 3r 1a 1b

Forecasting

ELO Probability UCR 60.5%