LONG BEACH STATE (10-16) vs. NEVADA (13-12)Time--6...

LONG BEACH STATE (10-16) vs. NEVADA (13-12)

Time--6 p.m.

Nevada defeated the 49ers, 79-55, this season, but it was a two-point game at halftime. Long Beach had trouble controlling Jelena Zrnic, the Wolf Pack’s 6-foot-6 center. Zrnic, who is from Zagreb, Croatia, by way of Northern Idaho College, had 15 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks. Long Beach struggled all season, winning back-to-back games only once. Toby Metoyer is the team’s leading scorer, averaging 14 points.

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* UC IRVINE (14-12) vs. NEW MEXICO STATE (11-15)

Time--8 p.m. Radio--KUCI-FM (88.9)

Irvine won three of its last four games, losing only to conference power UC Santa Barbara, to finish second in the Western Division. But the Anteaters draw a team that has been a problem for them through the years. New Mexico State has beaten Irvine in 12 of the last 13 meetings, including a 62-59 victory this season. Leticia Oseguera averages 17.9 points and 9.7 rebounds to lead Irvine. Wendy Ray averages 13.3 points to lead the Roadrunners.