Official Site of the Vandals · Dec 22, 2022
Late Threes Help Lead Long Beach State Past Idaho, 82-75
LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Idaho men's basketball team (6-7) battled back from down 20 points to pull within one, but a pair of late threes by Long Beach State (6-6) helped secure an 82-75 victory on Wednesday night at the Walter Pyramid.
Sophomore Yusef Salih provided his best scoring performance of the season, posting a season-high 18 points on 6-of-14 shooting. The guard from Gainesville, Virginia found a rhythm from outside with a personal best of five made 3-pointers.