Long Beach State holds off Cal State Northridge 70-66 (Jan 27, 2018)
LOS ANGELES (AP) Gabe Levin made two free throws with nine seconds left and finished with 19 points to help Long Beat State hold off Cal State Northridge 70-66 on Saturday night.
Long Beach State (12-12, 6-2 Big West Conference) has won three straight and five of its last six games. CSUN (5-16, 2-5) has lost two in a row and five of its last seven.
Micheal Warren made a 3-pointer, Tavrion Dawson scored four straight points and Jonathan Guevara made a layup for a 9-0 surge to pull the Matadors to 68-66 with 15 seconds to play. Levin hit the pair from the line, and Guevara missed a 3 to end it.
Deishuan Booker added 12 points and KJ Byers 10 for the 49ers.
Dawson had 29 points and 10 rebounds, and collected his 11th career double-double and third in the last four games for CSUN. Warren chipped in 17 points and 10 rebounds.
