Carter III carries Long Beach State past Hawaii 64-60

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Michael Carter III had 15 points as Long Beach State edged past Hawaii 64-60 on Saturday.

Joshua Morgan had 10 points for Long Beach State (10-18, 5-7 Big West Conference). Jordan Roberts added seven rebounds.

Eddie Stansberry had 19 points for the Rainbow Warriors (15-11, 6-6). Justin Webster added 15 points. Zigmars Raimo had nine rebounds.

Samuta Avea, whose 11 points per game heading into the matchup ranked second on the Rainbow Warriors, was held scoreless. He shot 0 of 4 from 3-point range.

The Beach improve to 2-0 against the Rainbow Warriors on the season. Long Beach State defeated Hawaii 50-49 on Feb. 12. Long Beach State plays Cal State Northridge at home on Wednesday. Hawaii takes on Cal State Fullerton at home on Thursday.