NO MORE DANCING: No. 15 Long Beach State was eliminated from the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament after losing to No. 2 Arizona.
Anything goes when it comes to March Madness, and unfortunately, No. 15 Long Beach State was no match for No. 2 Arizona in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. What’s interesting about Long Beach State’s journey is that they were led by coach Dan Monson, who was informed just ten days ago his time at the Southern California college would expire at the end of the season after 17 years with the program. Monson was dismissed following a five-day losing streak.
On Thursday during the "Big Dance," Long Beach State did a solid job against the Wildcats in the first half until Arizona forward Kylan Boswell took over and finished the half as the only player in double-figures. Long Beach guard Jadon Jones ended the first half with eight points.Arizona continued to build on that momentum and quickly took a ten-point lead early in the second half while Long Beach appeared to run out of gas.Bowell led the way and finished with 20 points and 8 assists.
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