Lamine Diane, CSUN turn aside Long Beach State with defense

LONG BEACH — Long Beach State has shown its defensive strength over the past few weeks, but it had an opponent do the same on Wednesday night at the Pyramid.
After winning three games with a sturdy defense, Long Beach met a Cal State Northridge team that leads the league in scoring but decided, for once, to throw up a blockade against LBSU’s inside game for a 73-64 win.
The Matadors planted their defense inside and drew five charging fouls in the first 10 minutes of the game while ho