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UC SANTA BARBARA (8-10, 6-2) at LONG BEACH STATE (8-11, 5-4), 7:30 p.m., KEYT (1250)--After playing five of their last six on the road, the 49ers return home to play a familiar foe. Long Beach State has played the Gauchos 80 times and has a 41-39 advantage. This season the Gauchos are the surprise team in the Big West. Picked by coaches to finish last in the Western Division, Santa Barbara is first, a game and a half ahead of the third-place 49ers.