NCAAB

Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners at Long Beach State Beach

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
88 - 87
7-22, 3-10 Home

Jones scores 37, hits jumper at buzzer; Cal State Bakersfield beats Long Beach St. 88-87 in OT

Jemel Jones saves Bakersfield with buzzer-beater

Marvin McGhee IV had his layup attempt blocked by Derrick Michael Xzavierro but the ball went out of bounds off Long Beach State and the Roadrunners retained possession. Kadar Waller, with 2.7 seconds left, through an inbounds pass from the baseline to the right elbow where Jones caught the ball, spun inside and hit the winner over two defenders.

Jones added five rebounds for the Roadrunners (13-17, 7-11 Big West Conference). Corey Stephenson scored 15 points, shooting 4 for 14 (3 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. Waller shot 2 of 2 from the field and 3 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with eight points.

TJ Wainwright finished with 22 points for the Beach (7-22, 3-14). Devin Askew added 19 points, eight assists and two steals for Long Beach State. Andrew Nagy also had 14 points. The loss was the Beach's 12th straight.

Long Beach State was eliminated from contention for the Big West Tournament, which begins March 12 in Henderson, Nevada. The top eight teams qualify.

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Matchup Prediction

Long Beach State: 41.8%
Cal State Bakersfield: 58.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 88 - 87
3rd 0:00 End of 1st OT 88 - 87
3rd 0:00 Jemel Jones made Jumper. 88 - 87
3rd 0:02 Cal State Bakersfield Offensive Rebound. 86 - 87
3rd 0:02 Derrick Michael Xzavierro Block. 86 - 87

Statistics

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30-62 FG 25-59
48.4 Field Goal % 42.4
10-19 3PT 11-27
52.6 Three Point % 40.7
18-25 FT 26-31
72.0 Free Throw % 83.9
29 Rebounds 37
9 Offensive Rebounds 12
20 Defensive Rebounds 25
13 Assists 18
6 Steals 4
5 Blocks 4
9 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 4
9 Total Turnovers 13
2 Technical Fouls 1
2 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Off Turnovers 19
5 Fast Break Points 9
28 Points in Paint 22
23 Fouls 21
9 Largest Lead 9

Game Information

Venue: Walter Pyramid

Location: Long Beach, CA
Attendance: 1,209 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big West Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
UC San Diego 15-2 - 25-4
UC Irvine 14-3 1 24-5
Cal State Northridge 12-5 3 20-8
UC Riverside 12-6 3.5 19-11
UC Santa Barbara 11-7 4.5 19-10
UC Davis 9-8 6 15-13
Cal State Bakersfield 7-11 8.5 13-17
Hawai'i 6-11 9 14-14
Cal Poly 5-12 10 11-18
Long Beach State 3-14 12 7-22
Cal State Fullerton 1-16 14 6-23
Full Standings