LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Deng Deng scored 18 points lead Long
Beach State over CS Northridge 78-69 Wednesday night.



Stephan Hicks led CS Northridge with 26 points.



Deng was 6 of 14 from the field for the 49ers (7-8, 3-1 Big
West).



Keala King had 13 points and a team-high seven rebounds. Mike
Caffey scored 14 points and James Ennis had 10.



Long Beach State led 39-38 at halftime in a game with eight
ties. At 6:45 in the second half, Caffey hit a layup to tie the
game at 55. He followed with a steal and a layup to give the
49ers the lead for good.



Hicks was 8 of 13 from the field. Stephen Maxwell had 10 points
and 13 rebounds for CS Northridge (9-7, 0-4).



The 49ers shot 52 percent from the field for the game, while the
Matadors shot 40.7 percent. The Matadors outrebounded the 49ers
38-32.