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* UC SANTA BARBARA (6-11, 3-4) at LONG BEACH STATE (12-8, 5-2), 5:30, Fox Sports Net 2, KPLS (830)--Having won four in a row, the third-place 49ers are coming off their biggest victory of the season, stealing a 59-58 Big West Conference decision at Pacific after being down 20 points in the first half. After a slow start, junior center Travis Reed has been a force inside for Long Beach, averaging 16.8 points and 9.6 rebounds in his last 13 games. A missed free throw in the final seconds gave Long Beach a 76-75 victory at Santa Barbara on Jan. 18. Forward Mark Hull (13.9 points) leads the Gauchos, who stopped a four-game losing streak Saturday against Cal State Fullerton.