CS Long Beach Remains Perfect by Beating Eastern Washington

Bryon Russell scored 19 points and Lucious Harris added 17 as undefeated Cal State Long Beach beat Eastern Washington, 76-59, in the first round of the Fresno State Classic on Tuesday.

Russell was held to five points and Harris six in the first half, but Russell scored 14 and Harris 11 in the second half. The 49ers are 6-0.

Dorian Manigo scored 15 points for Eastern Washington, which turned the ball over 24 times.

The Eagles (3-5) got into trouble quickly by failing to score during the game’s first 5 1/2 minutes. By then, Long Beach was ahead, 8-0.

Later in the first half, the 49ers built their lead to 17 points after a 10-0 run. Long Beach extended its lead to 21 points early in the second half.

But Eastern Washington, led by four points from guard Carren Wilson, cut the margin to 15.

The 49ers put the game away with eight consecutive points, four by Russell.

The Eagles made another run in the closing minutes, scoring the game’s final seven points, but it was far too late.