Beware of The Beach.
Big West Conference dark horse Long Beach State washed ashore and outplayed Hawai’i in almost every phase of the game Saturday night en route to a stunning 78-64 men’s basketball victory.
A sellout crowd of 9,076 at the Stan Sheriff Center watched Nick Faust score a game-high 28 points and grab 14 rebounds, Gabe Levin add 11 points seven rebounds, and Mason Riggins and Travis Hammonds each contribute 10 points as the 49ers improved to 11-12 overall and 5-3 in the Big West, snapping the Rainbow Warriors’ win streak at eight games and dropping them to 16-3, 5-1.