National Basketball Association
Long Beach St. 64, Auburn 43
When: 11:00 PM ET, Friday, December 23, 2011
Where: Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Officials:
# JB Caldwell, # Terry Moore, # Joe Stigliano
Attendance:
6836
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Eugene Phelps had 13 points and eight rebounds as Long Beach State went on a huge second-half run and rolled to a 64-43 victory over Auburn on Friday in the semifinals of the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu.
The 49ers (7-5), who defeated Xavier 58-58 in the first round, will meet Kansas State in Sunday's final. The Wildcats upended Texas-El Paso 78-70 in Friday's other semifinal.
Larry Anderson scored 16 points and Casper Ware added 13 as Long Beach State turned an eight-point game into a rout with a 16-0 run in the second half.
Frankie Sullivan matched a season high with 22 points but no other player scored more than seven points for Auburn (8-2), which shot 26.3 percent from the field. Sullivan was 8-for-16 from the floor while the rest of the Tigers went 7-for-41 en route to their season low in points.
Auburn closed to within 46-38 with 12:08 left on Sullivan's 3-pointer but didn't score again for 9:05.
Phelps scored eight straight team points in the first half when Long Beach State shot 50 percent from the field and led 32-22 at halftime.
Sullivan scored 14 points and made five of Auburn's six first-half field goals.
Auburn defeated Hawaii 65-62 in the first round and will meet UTEP in Sunday's third-place game.
Top Game Performances
| Long Beach St. |
|
Auburn |
|
Larry Anderson 16 |
Scoring |
Frankie Sullivan 22 |
|
Casper Ware 3 |
Assists |
Josh Langford 3 |
|
T.J. Robinson 9 |
Rebounds |
Frankie Sullivan 6 |
|
Casper Ware 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Rob Chubb 2 |
|
T.J. Robinson 3 |
Steals |
Frankie Sullivan 3 |
|
James Ennis 2 |
Blocks |
Rob Chubb 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Long Beach St.
|
64 |
42.6 |
5-15 |
19-25 |
8 |
41 |
3 |
8 |
16 |
| Auburn
|
43 |
26.3 |
7-21 |
6-6 |
6 |
24 |
2 |
9 |
13 |
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