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 Freshman forward Marquese Chriss added 27 points and 11 rebounds
for the third-seeded Huskies (19-14). Senior guard Andrew Andrews
scored eight of his 25 points in the final 36.7 seconds, including
the go-ahead free throws, as Washington recovered from a 14-point
first-half deficit.
Senior guard Nick Faust scored 26 points and sophomore point guard
Justin Bibbins added 17 for the sixth-seeded 49ers (20-15). Senior
guard A.J. Spencer scored 16 points, sophomore forward Roschon
Prince added 13 and junior forward Travis Hammonds had 12.
Faust missed a tying 3-point attempt from the left corner with 10
seconds left as Long Beach State dropped to 0-5 all-time against the
Huskies.
Washington will play at second-seeded San Diego State in the second
round next Monday.
The Huskies trailed by 10 points early in the second half before
finally catching Long Beach State at 72 on freshman forward Noah
Dickerson's basket with 12:14 left. Washington took its first lead
of the game at 77-74 on Chriss' three-point play with 11:28
remaining and but the 49ers regained the lead when Faust converted a
four-point play for a 91-90 edge with 5:15 left.
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Hammonds followed with a 3-pointer to give Long Beach State a
four-point advantage before the Huskies scored the next five and
then the lead rotated back-and-forth three times. Andrews' two free
throws made it 101-100 with 36.7 seconds remaining and he knocked
down six more in over the final 20.7 seconds to seal it.
Long Beach State jumped out to a 12-4 lead and remained ahead the
entire first half. The 49ers held a 14-point lead after a basket by
Bibbins with 4:18 remaining before the Huskies closed with a 13-4
run to trail 51-46 at the break.
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