UC IRVINE (1-20, 1-11) at LONG BEACH...

UC IRVINE (1-20, 1-11) at LONG BEACH STATE (10-12, 6-6)

Time--9. TV--ESPN2. Radio--KUCI-FM (88.9).

Long Beach State has won three consecutive games and is alone in second place in the Western Division. “We stuck together and we’re finally playing like everyone thought we would,” forward Brian Yankelevitz said. “Now, we have to keep it up.” Guard James Cotton leads the conference in scoring, averaging 24 points. Cotton and guard Brandon Titus, who averages 16 points, form the Big West’s highest-scoring tandem. Irvine is 0-11 on the road and has lost 16 consecutive road games dating to last season. Guard Lamarr Parker averages a team-leading 13.1 points for the Anteaters.