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Long Beach State knocks off top-seeded UC Irvine 83-79 in Big West Conference semifinal

AP
Mar 16, 2024

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) Aboubacar Traore had 20 points as fourth-seeded Long Beach State upset top-seeded UC Irvine 83-79 Friday in the Big West Conference semifinals.

The Beach (20-14) advance Saturday's conference championship game.

Traore had eight rebounds and seven assists for the Beach. Jadon Jones scored 15 points and added nine rebounds and four steals. Marcus Tsohonis had 15 points and shot 5 for 14, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc.

Justin Hohn led the Anteaters (24-9) in scoring, finishing with 19 points. UC Irvine also got 18 points and nine assists from Pierre Crockrell II. Bent Leuchten had 10 points and nine rebounds.

Tsohonis scored 10 points in the first half for Long Beach State, who led 47-38 at the break. Long Beach State pulled off the victory after a 7-0 second-half run broke a 55-55 tie and gave them the lead at 62-55 with 12:54 left in the half. Traore scored 13 second-half points.

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1st Half
LBST
Beach
47
UCI
Anteaters
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Anteaters gains possession)
19:36	+2	Devin Tillis makes two point jump shot (Pierre Crockrell II assists)	0-2
19:11	+2	Lassina Traore makes two point jump shot (Aboubacar Traore assists)	2-2
18:49	+2	Devin Tillis makes two point layup (Justin Hohn assists)	2-4
18:21		Aboubacar Traore turnover (bad pass)
18:12	+2	Pierre Crockrell II makes two point layup	2-6
17:51	+2	Lassina Traore makes two point layup (Marcus Tsohonis assists)	4-6
17:51		Devin Tillis shooting foul (Lassina Traore draws the foul)
17:51	+1	Lassina Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-6
17:30		Pierre Crockrell II misses two point layup
17:28		Lassina Traore defensive rebound
17:24	+3	Marcus Tsohonis makes three point jump shot	8-6
17:16		Andre Henry misses two point layup
17:14		Lassina Traore defensive rebound
17:07	+2	AJ George makes two point jump shot (Aboubacar Traore assists)	10-6
16:50	+3	Andre Henry makes three point jump shot (Pierre Crockrell II assists)	10-9
16:31		AJ George misses three point jump shot
16:29		Bent Leuchten defensive rebound
16:14		Messiah Thompson shooting foul (Pierre Crockrell II draws the foul)
16:14		Pierre Crockrell II misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:14		Pierre Crockrell II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:14		Marcus Tsohonis defensive rebound
16:07	+3	Marcus Tsohonis makes three point jump shot	13-9
15:48		Dean Keeler misses two point hook shot
15:46		Jadon Jones defensive rebound
15:40		Marcus Tsohonis misses two point jump shot
15:38		Anteaters defensive rebound
15:36		Carter Welling personal foul
15:36		TV timeout
15:28	+2	Lassina Traore makes two point jump shot	15-9
15:02	+2	Pierre Crockrell II makes two point jump shot	15-11
14:37		Carter Welling personal foul
14:29	+2	Marcus Tsohonis makes two point jump shot	17-11
14:16		AJ George shooting foul (Dean Keeler draws the foul)
14:16	+1	Dean Keeler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-12
14:16		Dean Keeler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:16		Derin Saran offensive rebound
14:12		Pierre Crockrell II misses two point jump shot
14:10		Lassina Traore defensive rebound
13:51		AJ George misses three point jump shot
13:49		Derin Saran defensive rebound
13:33		Derin Saran misses two point jump shot
13:31		Hayden Welling offensive rebound
13:27		Hayden Welling misses two point layup
13:25		Lassina Traore defensive rebound
13:15	+3	Jadon Jones makes three point jump shot (Aboubacar Traore assists)	20-12
12:58		Amari Stroud blocks Derin Saran's two point layup
12:56		Jadon Jones defensive rebound
12:53		Marcus Tsohonis misses three point jump shot
12:51		Marcus Tsohonis offensive rebound
12:48		Marcus Tsohonis turnover (bad pass)
12:29		Dylan Thoerner misses three point jump shot
12:27		Lassina Traore defensive rebound
12:17		Amari Stroud misses two point jump shot
12:15		Ofure Ujadughele defensive rebound
12:02		Amari Stroud personal foul
11:54		Derin Saran misses two point layup
11:52		Amari Stroud defensive rebound
11:48		AJ George turnover (bad pass) (Derin Saran steals)
11:40		Langston Redfield turnover (lost ball) (Lassina Traore steals)
11:38		Jump ball. (Beach gains possession)
11:38		TV timeout
11:33		Amari Stroud misses two point jump shot
11:31		Justin Hohn defensive rebound
11:10		Justin Hohn misses three point jump shot
11:08		Marcus Tsohonis defensive rebound
11:00		Amari Stroud misses two point jump shot
10:58		Derin Saran defensive rebound
10:45		Isa Silva personal foul
10:42	+2	Justin Hohn makes two point layup (Bent Leuchten assists)	20-14
10:20	+2	Marcus Tsohonis makes two point jump shot	22-14
10:01	+2	Justin Hohn makes two point jump shot (Andre Henry assists)	22-16
9:44		Andre Henry personal foul
9:37		AJ George misses two point jump shot
9:35		Bent Leuchten defensive rebound
9:32		Bent Leuchten turnover (bad pass) (Jadon Jones steals)
9:23	+2	Aboubacar Traore makes two point dunk (Jadon Jones assists)	24-16
9:12		Amari Stroud blocks Bent Leuchten's two point layup
9:10		Aboubacar Traore defensive rebound
9:01	+2	Amari Stroud makes two point jump shot (Aboubacar Traore assists)	26-16
8:45		Justin Hohn misses two point jump shot
8:43		Bent Leuchten offensive rebound
8:43		AJ George technical foul
8:43	+1	Justin Hohn makes technical free throw 1 of 2	26-17
8:43	+1	Justin Hohn makes technical free throw 2 of 2	26-18
8:42	+3	Justin Hohn makes three point jump shot (Pierre Crockrell II assists)	26-21
8:27	+2	AJ George makes two point jump shot	28-21
8:14		Justin Hohn turnover (lost ball)
8:02		Jadon Jones misses two point layup
8:00		Lassina Traore offensive rebound
7:55	+3	AJ George makes three point jump shot (Lassina Traore assists)	31-21
7:41	+2	Pierre Crockrell II makes two point jump shot	31-23
7:29		Aboubacar Traore misses two point jump shot
7:27		Anteaters defensive rebound
7:27		Lassina Traore personal foul
7:27		TV timeout
7:19	+2	Pierre Crockrell II makes two point jump shot	31-25
7:00		Jadon Jones misses three point jump shot
6:58		Andre Henry defensive rebound
6:36	+2	Devin Tillis makes two point hook shot	31-27
6:18	+2	AJ George makes two point jump shot	33-27
6:05	+2	Dean Keeler makes two point hook shot	33-29
5:51		Devin Tillis personal foul
5:45		Ofure Ujadughele personal foul
5:32		Marcus Tsohonis misses two point jump shot
5:30		Jadon Jones offensive rebound
5:15		Jadon Jones misses two point jump shot
5:13		Bent Leuchten defensive rebound
4:59		Andre Henry misses three point jump shot
4:57		Lassina Traore defensive rebound
4:49	+2	Messiah Thompson makes two point jump shot	35-29
4:49		Derin Saran shooting foul (Messiah Thompson draws the foul)
4:49		Messiah Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:49		Derin Saran defensive rebound
4:38	+2	Pierre Crockrell II makes two point jump shot	35-31
4:14		Aboubacar Traore misses two point layup
4:12		Bent Leuchten defensive rebound
3:47	+2	Pierre Crockrell II makes two point jump shot	35-33
3:29		Marcus Tsohonis misses two point jump shot
3:27		Aboubacar Traore offensive rebound
3:24		Lassina Traore misses two point layup
3:22		Aboubacar Traore offensive rebound
3:22		Bent Leuchten personal foul (Aboubacar Traore draws the foul)
3:22		TV timeout
3:22	+1	Aboubacar Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-33
3:22	+1	Aboubacar Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-33
2:56	+2	Bent Leuchten makes two point layup	37-35
2:34	+2	Aboubacar Traore makes two point jump shot (Amari Stroud assists)	39-35
2:34		Bent Leuchten shooting foul (Aboubacar Traore draws the foul)
2:34	+1	Aboubacar Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 1	40-35
2:15		Hayden Welling misses two point jump shot
2:13		Anteaters offensive rebound
2:12	+3	Justin Hohn makes three point jump shot (Pierre Crockrell II assists)	40-38
1:46		Lassina Traore turnover (traveling)
1:39		Dylan Thoerner misses three point jump shot
1:37		Jadon Jones defensive rebound
1:31		Dean Keeler shooting foul (Jadon Jones draws the foul)
1:31	+1	Jadon Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 3	41-38
1:31	+1	Jadon Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 3	42-38
1:31	+1	Jadon Jones makes regular free throw 3 of 3	43-38
1:20		Pierre Crockrell II misses two point jump shot
1:18		Jason Hart Jr. defensive rebound
1:12		Jason Hart Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Andre Henry steals)
1:05		Pierre Crockrell II turnover (bad pass) (Jadon Jones steals)
0:36	+2	Amari Stroud makes two point jump shot (Marcus Tsohonis assists)	45-38
0:20		Anteaters 30 second timeout
0:08		Pierre Crockrell II misses two point jump shot
0:06		Jadon Jones defensive rebound
0:01	+2	Amari Stroud makes two point dunk (Jadon Jones assists)	47-38
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LBST
Beach
36
UCI
Anteaters
41

Time		Play	Score
19:43	+2	Bent Leuchten makes two point layup (Pierre Crockrell II assists)	47-40
19:43		Jadon Jones shooting foul (Bent Leuchten draws the foul)
19:43		Bent Leuchten misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:43		Anteaters offensive rebound
19:29	+2	Justin Hohn makes two point layup	47-42
19:29		Jadon Jones shooting foul (Justin Hohn draws the foul)
19:29		Justin Hohn misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:29		Aboubacar Traore defensive rebound
19:25		Jadon Jones misses three point jump shot
19:23		Pierre Crockrell II defensive rebound
19:13	+2	Pierre Crockrell II makes two point layup	47-44
18:57		Marcus Tsohonis misses two point jump shot
18:55		Lassina Traore offensive rebound
18:51	+3	Marcus Tsohonis makes three point jump shot (Lassina Traore assists)	50-44
18:30		AJ George shooting foul (Devin Tillis draws the foul)
18:30	+1	Devin Tillis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-45
18:30	+1	Devin Tillis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-46
18:15		Jump ball. (Beach gains possession)
18:05		Justin Hohn shooting foul (AJ George draws the foul)
18:05	+1	AJ George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-46
18:05	+1	AJ George makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-46
17:49		Justin Hohn misses three point jump shot
17:47		Aboubacar Traore defensive rebound
17:34		Jump ball. (Anteaters gains possession)
17:34		Aboubacar Traore turnover (lost ball) (Justin Hohn steals)
17:12	+2	Andre Henry makes two point layup	52-48
17:00		Amari Stroud misses three point jump shot
16:58		Bent Leuchten defensive rebound
16:52	+2	Devin Tillis makes two point layup (Pierre Crockrell II assists)	52-50
16:46		Devin Tillis technical foul
16:46		Beach 30 second timeout
16:46		TV timeout
16:46	+1	Jadon Jones makes technical free throw 1 of 2	53-50
16:46		Jadon Jones misses technical free throw 2 of 2
16:26		Aboubacar Traore misses three point jump shot
16:24		Bent Leuchten defensive rebound
16:04		Amari Stroud personal foul
16:02	+2	Bent Leuchten makes two point jump shot (Pierre Crockrell II assists)	53-52
15:48		AJ George misses three point jump shot
15:46		Jadon Jones offensive rebound
15:40	+2	Aboubacar Traore makes two point layup	55-52
15:12	+3	Andre Henry makes three point jump shot (Justin Hohn assists)	55-55
14:41		Aboubacar Traore turnover (bad pass) (Pierre Crockrell II steals)
14:35		Pierre Crockrell II turnover (bad pass) (Jadon Jones steals)
14:29	+2	Amari Stroud makes two point dunk (AJ George assists)	57-55
13:59		Pierre Crockrell II misses two point jump shot
13:57		Jadon Jones defensive rebound
13:31	+2	Aboubacar Traore makes two point jump shot	59-55
12:58		Carter Welling turnover (lost ball) (Aboubacar Traore steals)
12:54	+2	Amari Stroud makes two point layup (Aboubacar Traore assists)	61-55
12:54		Andre Henry shooting foul (Amari Stroud draws the foul)
12:54		TV timeout
12:54	+1	Amari Stroud makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-55
12:41	+2	Pierre Crockrell II makes two point jump shot (Andre Henry assists)	62-57
12:23		Marcus Tsohonis misses two point jump shot
12:21		Dean Keeler defensive rebound
12:04		Andre Henry misses three point jump shot
12:02		Beach defensive rebound
11:45		AJ George misses two point jump shot
11:43		Dean Keeler defensive rebound
11:21		Derin Saran misses two point jump shot
11:19		Anteaters offensive rebound
11:19		TV timeout
11:12	+2	Justin Hohn makes two point layup (Devin Tillis assists)	62-59
10:55		AJ George misses two point layup
10:53		Beach offensive rebound
10:53		Devin Tillis personal foul
10:46		Lassina Traore turnover (traveling)
10:28		Dean Keeler misses two point layup
10:26		Derin Saran offensive rebound
10:21	+2	Derin Saran makes two point layup	62-61
10:05		Aboubacar Traore misses two point layup
10:03		Derin Saran defensive rebound
9:59	+2	Derin Saran makes two point layup	62-63
9:47		AJ George misses two point layup
9:45		Dean Keeler defensive rebound
9:45		Lassina Traore personal foul
9:24		Aboubacar Traore shooting foul (Derin Saran draws the foul)
9:24	+1	Derin Saran makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-64
9:24		Derin Saran misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:24		AJ George defensive rebound
9:09		Marcus Tsohonis misses two point jump shot
9:07		Derin Saran defensive rebound
9:05		Derin Saran turnover (bad pass) (Jadon Jones steals)
8:58		Lassina Traore misses two point jump shot
8:56		Ofure Ujadughele defensive rebound
8:41		Aboubacar Traore personal foul (Dean Keeler draws the foul)
8:41	+1	Dean Keeler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-65
8:41		Dean Keeler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:41		Aboubacar Traore defensive rebound
8:28	+3	Jadon Jones makes three point jump shot (Aboubacar Traore assists)	65-65
7:59		Justin Hohn misses three point jump shot
7:57		AJ George defensive rebound
7:52		Amari Stroud turnover (traveling)
7:52		TV timeout
7:32		Amari Stroud blocks Derin Saran's two point layup
7:30		Lassina Traore defensive rebound
7:14		AJ George misses two point hook shot
7:12		Bent Leuchten defensive rebound
6:51		Pierre Crockrell II misses two point jump shot
6:49		Bent Leuchten offensive rebound
6:38		Bent Leuchten misses two point jump shot
6:36		Ofure Ujadughele offensive rebound
6:18		Aboubacar Traore personal foul (Ofure Ujadughele draws the foul)
6:18	+1	Ofure Ujadughele makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-66
6:18		Ofure Ujadughele misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:18		AJ George defensive rebound
5:58	+3	Jadon Jones makes three point jump shot (AJ George assists)	68-66
5:35		AJ George blocks Justin Hohn's two point layup
5:33		Anteaters offensive rebound
5:26		Justin Hohn misses two point jump shot
5:24		Jadon Jones defensive rebound
5:12		AJ George misses three point jump shot
5:10		Aboubacar Traore offensive rebound
5:09		Devin Tillis personal foul (Aboubacar Traore draws the foul)
5:09	+1	Aboubacar Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-66
5:09		Aboubacar Traore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:09		Pierre Crockrell II defensive rebound
4:53		Andre Henry misses two point layup
4:51		Andre Henry offensive rebound
4:47		Justin Hohn misses three point jump shot
4:45		Anteaters offensive rebound
4:43		Amari Stroud personal foul (Dean Keeler draws the foul)
4:43		Dean Keeler misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:43		Dean Keeler offensive rebound
4:26	+2	Bent Leuchten makes two point layup (Pierre Crockrell II assists)	69-68
3:59		Jadon Jones misses three point jump shot
3:57		Andre Henry defensive rebound
3:44	+2	Dean Keeler makes two point jump shot (Pierre Crockrell II assists)	69-70
3:20	+2	Lassina Traore makes two point jump shot (Aboubacar Traore assists)	71-70
3:02	+3	Justin Hohn makes three point jump shot (Bent Leuchten assists)	71-73
2:43		Dean Keeler shooting foul (Aboubacar Traore draws the foul)
2:43		TV timeout
2:43	+1	Aboubacar Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-73
2:43	+1	Aboubacar Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-73
2:23	+2	Bent Leuchten makes two point layup	73-75
2:03		Marcus Tsohonis misses three point jump shot
2:01		Jadon Jones offensive rebound
1:58	+2	Jadon Jones makes two point layup	75-75
1:28		Marcus Tsohonis blocks Ofure Ujadughele's two point layup
1:26		Ofure Ujadughele offensive rebound
1:26		Anteaters turnover (shot clock violation)
1:05		Ofure Ujadughele personal foul (Aboubacar Traore draws the foul)
1:05	+1	Aboubacar Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-75
1:05	+1	Aboubacar Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-75
1:05		Beach 30 second timeout
0:52		AJ George blocks Justin Hohn's two point jump shot
0:50		Aboubacar Traore defensive rebound
0:26		Marcus Tsohonis misses two point jump shot
0:24		Lassina Traore offensive rebound
0:15		Andre Henry personal foul (Marcus Tsohonis draws the foul)
0:15	+1	Marcus Tsohonis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-75
0:15	+1	Marcus Tsohonis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-75
0:13		Anteaters 30 second timeout
0:09	+2	Pierre Crockrell II makes two point layup	79-77
0:06		Andre Henry personal foul (Aboubacar Traore draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Aboubacar Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-77
0:06	+1	Aboubacar Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-77
0:04		Anteaters 30 second timeout
0:03		Marcus Tsohonis personal foul (Andre Henry draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Dylan Thoerner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-78
0:03		Beach 60 second timeout
0:03	+1	Andre Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-79
0:03		Ofure Ujadughele personal foul (Aboubacar Traore draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Aboubacar Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-79
0:03	+1	Aboubacar Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-79
0:02		Anteaters 60 second timeout
0:01		Andre Henry misses three point jump shot
0:00		Beach defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Beach defensive rebound