Long Beach State defeats UC Davis to win the Big West tournament title days after coach Dan Monson was informed he would not be retained after this season.
Lassina Traore had a career-high 25 points, Marcus Tsohonis scored 25 and hit two clutch free throws with 3.6 seconds remaining to help No. 4 seed Long Beach State beat second-seeded UC Davis 74-70 on Saturday night in the championship game of the Big West Conference tournament, sending coach Dan Monson to the NCAA tournament in his final season with the Beach. It was an improbable run for the Beach after the school announced Monday it would part ways with Monson after 17 seasons.
UC Davis closed to within a point twice and trailed 72-70 on an Ade Adebayo layup with 4 seconds to go, but Tsohonis was clutch at the line to wrap up the win.
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