UC Irvine men survive sloppy start to beat Long Beach State

LONG BEACH — The UC Irvine men’s basketball team will take a win any way it can get one these days. Even an ugly one like Thursday’s. The Anteaters turned the ball over early and often against Long Beach State in their Big West Conference matchup, but they made up for it on the defensive end in a 69-58 victory at the Pyramid. UCI led from start to finish, but committed 15 of its 22 turnovers in the first half. “We weren’t good enough at the most basic fundamentals that you have to be good enough at to win against good teams in the first half,” UCI coach Russell Turner said. “And we weren’t good down the stretch either, but we were good enough to find a way to win, so I’m pleased...