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Jones carries Long Beach St. over CS Northridge in Big West

LAS VEGAS (AP) Jadon Jones tallied 19 points and 11 rebounds, the first double-double for the freshman, to lift Long Beach State to an 85-63 win over Cal State Northridge in the Big West Conference tournament first round on Tuesday.

Chance Hunter had 13 points for ninth-seeded Long Beach State (6-11), which faces league champion UC Santa Barbara in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Joe Hampton added 10 points. Colin Slater had 10 points.

The Beach dismissed leading scorer junior guard Michael Carter III, who started 13 games and average more than 15 points, from the program on on Saturday.

Leaders
Points:	T. Starks	21.7
Rebounds:	A. Merkviladze	7.0
Assists:	D. Brown II	5.3
FG%:	T. Starks	45.5%
FT%:	T. Starks	78.5%
3P%:	T. Starks	36.9%
Steals:	D. Brown II	2.0
Blocks:	R. Artest III	0.7

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Gonzaga	31-1
2	Illinois	24-7
3	Baylor	28-2
4	Michigan	23-5
5	Alabama	26-7
6	Houston	28-4
7	Ohio State	21-10
8	Iowa	22-9
9	Texas	19-8
10	Arkansas	25-7
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Baylor	28-2
2	Gonzaga	31-1
3	Houston	28-4
4	Michigan	23-5
5	Alabama	26-7
6	Arkansas	25-7
7	UCLA	22-10
8	Illinois	24-7
9	USC	25-8
10	Florida State	18-7
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Big West Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
UC Santa Barbara	13-3	22-5
UC Irvine	10-4	18-9
UC Riverside	8-4	14-8
UC Davis	6-4	10-8
Bakersfield	9-7	15-11
Hawaii	9-9	11-10
Cal State Fullerton	5-7	6-10
CSUN	5-9	9-13
Long Beach State	4-8	6-12
Cal Poly	1-15	4-20
UC San Diego	0-0	7-10
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	72.1 (150)
Rebounds:	9.5 (189)
Assists:	13.3 (162)
FG%:	42.3% (262)
FT%:	72.7% (104)
3P%:	33.8% (171)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	77.7 (317)
Rebounds:	23.7 (282)
Assists:	15.0 (301)
FG%:	46.8% (307)
FT%:	76.0% (335)
3P%:	35.8% (287)