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	Vol.7, No 49, November 23, 1999
	Pepperdine ekes out hoops opener By Andres Cardenas Daily Forty-Niner It was close, but again the 49ers didn't get the victory cigar. The Long Beach State men's basketball team lost a hard fought nail-biter to Pepperdine, 76-74 in front of a frenzied crowd at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu. MEN'S BASKETBALL With 32 seconds remaining, the outcome was decided on a backdoor layup by Pepperdine's guard Tommie Prince. During the ensuing  possession, LBSU missed its first shot-attempt, but Pepperdine knocked the ball out of bounds. After a time-out by both teams, the ball was inbounded to 49er Ramel Lloyd who was quickly doubled teamed at the 3-point line. Lloyd passed to D'Cean Bryant, who missed a potential game winning shot beyond the 3-point line. LBSU Head Coach Wayne Morgan said after the game the 49ers inefficiency at the free-throw line is what hurt the team. LBSU converted only 8 of 18 attempts from the line. "That was the difference," Morgan said. "If we had shot 70 percent from the free-throw line we would have won the game." In the first half the 49ers scored 13 unanswered points to take an early 13-4 lead. The 49ers stretched the lead to 11 points before Pepperdine closed the first half with a 35-33 lead at halftime. Pepperdine lead most of the way in the second half and was leading 71-62 with 4:34 left to play. Then the 49ers came back and tied the game at 74 on a 3-point basket by Mate Milisa before giving Prince the final basket. "I thought we had a good effort," Morgan said. "We could have put more pressure on the ball. I thought we could have gone to the boards harder." LBSU's senior Antrone Lee led all scorers with 19 points. Teammate James Williams scored 17 points --15 in the second half -- and was one rebound away from a double-double with 9 rebounds. Prince led all Wave players with 17 points and teammate Brandon Armstrong made all three of his 3-point attempts, scoring 13 before fouling out. In the key match-up of the game, Prince provided outstanding defense by holding Lloyd to only 11 points all game. The 49ers will host a game tonight against CS Dominguez Hills at The Pyramid.		Urgent signals may be blocked   Road construction near CSULB creates hassels   Legacy lecturer speaks of research   African, Cuban cultural history depicted in film   Engineering, business colleges get grant for labs Gaming debts erased   Apathy creates crime at CSULB Snoop stop Pepperdine ekes out hoops opener   LBSU dumps San Diego   Pepperdine nets 49ers   49ers upend Eastern foe Fall 99 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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