Long Beach State men edged by Illinois State in home opener
LONG BEACH — The Long Beach State men’s basketball team erased a 10-point second-half deficit but came up just short in its home opener, an 82-80 loss to Illinois State on Sunday evening at the Walter Pyramid. Long Beach (0-4) rallied to tie the score at 70-all on a 3-pointer from Petar Majstorovic with 2:40 left, and the sophomore knotted the score again at 72 on a basket with 2:07 left, but Illinois State (2-2) made a jumper and four straight free throws to open a six-point lead...