Gauchos Defeat 49ers Again
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UC Santa Barbara continued its mastery over Long Beach State Saturday night with an 82-66 Big West Conference victory in the 49ers’ campus gym.
The Gauchos (7-9, 3-3) have won 12 of the last 14 meetings between the schools.
Long Beach (8-5, 3-3) made 10 of its first 15 field goals and grabbed a 29-18 lead, but Santa Barbara came back and tied the score at the half, 40-40.
Center Doug Muse sparked the Gauchos to a 54-44 lead in the second half.
Long Beach played without starting guard Jeff Rogers, who has an injured leg, and backup forward Gerry Branner, who apparently quit the team.
Go beyond the scoreboard
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