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	Vol.7, No 61, January 24, 2000
	49ers still running after O'Neal walks By Andres Cardenas Daily Forty-Niner Long Beach State men's basketball coach Wayne Morgan can now be compared to Lute Olson in one more aspect, consecutive victories as 49er coach. After defeating defending Big West Champion New Mexico State 78-66 on national television Thursday at The Pyramid, the 49ers easily disposed of North Texas 100-63 in front of 2,269 delighted fans at The Pyramid. The last time LBSU (12-3 overall, 4-0 Big West Conference) won ten in a row, Nixon was president and Olson was coaching the 49ers. "Lute Olson is a great, great coach," Morgan said. "If I can be mentioned in the same paragraph as him, that makes me happy." Another 49er making their mark in the record book was Antrone Lee who tied the LBSU career block mark with 110. Lee ties Ivan Verberckt who played for LBSU from 1982-84. After the game Lee was unaware of his record tying performance. "It's not a big deal to me, it is something I like to do," Lee said. However the game against North Texas (4-11, 2-2) was more than just ten victories consecutive victories and tying records, it was the first time LBSU would play without Charles O'Neal who left the team on Friday. Ron Johnson would lead the 49er attack, which he did for the first six games of this season. Johnson responded by having a solid game with six assists and seven points and career high four steals. When Johnson was not in then Keith Felton supplied relief with three points and one assist. Also coming up big for the 49ers were Mate Milisa, James Williams and Ramel Lloyd. Milisa lead all scorers with 27 points, Lloyd had 26 and Williams chipped in with 16 and led the team with seven rebounds. The Mean Green was only mean for the opening minute and was never heard from again. After jumping out to a 5-2 lead, the 49ers took charge and never looked back leading 60-34 at the half. In fact the combination of Milisa and Lloyd outscored the Mean Green in the first half 35-34. North Texas was lead by Chris Davis with 26 points. The 49ers next game is at home against Cal Poly on Thursday night as LBSU begin play in the Western Division of the Big West Conference.		CSULB spring enrollment rises   2 busted for car burglary   Student to be honored   Carpooling program eases congestion   Fraternities, sororities at CSULB offer support   Doors to show business opened Boy must go back  to Cuba   More masturbation healthy L.B. band magnificent   2pac puts in worthy performance 49ers still running after O'Neal walks   Player quits due to ëpersonal reasons'   Men's volleyball steps on slugs; women's b-ball beats Nevada Spring 2000 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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