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Bibbins scores 27, Long Beach pulls away from Hawaii 73-62

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Justin Bibbins scored a career-high 27 points and Long Beach used a big closing run to defeat Hawaii 73-62 in the Big West tournament quarterfinals on Thursday night.

Barry Ogalue added 16 points on 7-of-7 shooting and Noah Blackwell had 11 for the fourth-seeded 49ers (15-18), who face top-seeded UC Irvine in Friday's semifinals.

Noah Allen had 21 points and Gibson Johnson 18 for the fifth-seeded Rainbow Warriors (14-16), who beat LBSU in the last two tournaments, including the championship game last season. Long Beach won 83-75 to close the regular season last weekend.

Leaders
Points:	N. Allen	15.7
Rebounds:	N. Allen	5.8
Assists:	B. Stepteau	3.0
FG%:	N. Allen	47.2%
FT%:	N. Allen	77.8%
3P%:	J. Purchase	38.9%
Steals:	N. Allen	1.2
Blocks:	G. Johnson	0.6

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	32-4
2	Gonzaga	37-2
3	Kansas	31-5
4	Arizona	32-5
5	North Carolina	33-7
6	Kentucky	32-6
7	Duke	28-9
8	UCLA	31-5
9	Oregon	33-6
10	Louisville	25-9
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	North Carolina	33-7
2	Gonzaga	37-2
3	Oregon	33-6
4	Kansas	31-5
5	Kentucky	32-6
6	South Carolina	26-11
7	Arizona	32-5
8	Villanova	32-4
9	UCLA	31-5
10	Florida	27-9
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Big West Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
UC Irvine	12-4	21-15
UC Davis	11-5	23-13
Cal State Fullerton	10-6	17-15
Long Beach State	9-7	15-19
Hawaii	8-8	14-16
CSUN	7-9	11-19
Cal Poly	6-10	11-20
UC Riverside	5-11	7-21
UC Santa Barbara	4-12	6-22
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