Long Beach St. 76, E. New Mexico 54

Long Beach St. 76, E. New Mexico 54

Published Dec. 20, 2011 1:56 a.m. ET

James Ennis scored 15 points and Larry Anderson added 14 points and seven rebounds as Long Beach State defeated Eastern New Mexico 76-54 on Monday night.

Eugene Phelps had 11 points and Casper Ware 10 for the 49ers (6-6).

Stefan Miribal had 19 points and Aaron Edwards 14 points and seven rebounds for the Division II Greyhounds (9-4).

Eastern New Mexico had first-half scoreless stretches of 4:58, 3:18 and 2:52 as Long Beach State built a 40-36 halftime lead. The Greyhounds got no closer than seven points in the second half.

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Long Beach State enjoyed a 36-28 rebounding edge and outscored Eastern New Mexico 48-28 in the paint.

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