Byrd and Harrington lead San Diego State past Long Beach State 77-45
AP
Nov 05, 2025
SAN DIEGO (AP) Miles Byrd and Elzie Harrington each scored 13 points to help San Diego State Aztecs beat Long Beach State Beach 77-45 on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams.
Byrd also had eight rebounds for the Aztecs (1-0). Tae Simmons, Taj DeGourville and Miles Heide scored 10 points apiece.
Petar Majstorovic led the way for the Beach with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
San Diego State took the lead for good with 5:35 left in the first half and built a 40-25 halftime advantage, with Byrd racking up 11 points. San Diego State extended its lead to 64-37 during the second half, fueled by a 16-3 scoring run. DeGourville scored all 10 of his points in the second half for the Aztecs.
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1st Half
LBST
Beach
25
SDSU
Aztecs
40
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Shay Johnson Jr. vs. Miles Heide (Beach gains possession)
19:31
Isaiah Lewis turnover (out of bounds)
19:18
Christian Jones personal foul (Miles Byrd draws the foul)
19:10
Sean Newman Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:08
Petar Majstorovic defensive rebound
19:05
Petar Majstorovic turnover (Miles Heide steals)
19:03
Jeremiah Oden misses three point jump shot
19:01
Isaiah Lewis defensive rebound
18:45
Miles Heide shooting foul (Petar Majstorovic draws the foul)
18:45
+1
Petar Majstorovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-0
18:45
Petar Majstorovic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:39
Miles Byrd defensive rebound
18:18
+2
Miles Heide makes two point layup (Sean Newman Jr. assists)
1-2
17:55
Taj DeGourville personal foul (Shay Johnson Jr. draws the foul)
17:55
Petar Majstorovic misses two point jump shot
17:48
Miles Byrd defensive rebound
17:48
Taj DeGourville offensive foul
17:44
Taj DeGourville turnover (offensive foul)
17:20
Christian Jones misses three point jump shot
17:18
Shay Johnson Jr. offensive rebound
17:13
Cole Farrell misses three point jump shot
17:11
Miles Byrd defensive rebound
17:06
BJ Davis misses three point jump shot
17:04
Beach defensive rebound
16:52
Cole Farrell turnover (out of bounds)
16:39
Shaquil Bender personal foul (BJ Davis draws the foul)
16:37
Sean Newman Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Leopold Levillain steals)
16:23
+2
Petar Majstorovic makes two point layup (Isaiah Lewis assists)
3-2
16:09
Leopold Levillain personal foul (Miles Byrd draws the foul)
15:58
Elzie Harrington misses two point jump shot
15:56
Cole Farrell defensive rebound
15:47
Shaquil Bender misses two point jump shot
15:47
Leopold Levillain personal foul
15:46
TV timeout
15:34
Derrick Michael Xzavierro blocks Jeremiah Oden's two point jump shot
15:27
Pharaoh Compton offensive rebound
15:27
+2
Pharaoh Compton makes two point layup
3-4
15:14
Shaquil Bender misses three point jump shot
15:10
BJ Davis defensive rebound
15:05
BJ Davis turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Lewis steals)
15:05
BJ Davis personal foul
14:57
Shaquil Bender turnover (lost ball) (BJ Davis steals)
14:57
BJ Davis misses two point layup
14:55
Miles Byrd offensive rebound
14:54
+3
Miles Byrd makes three point jump shot (Pharaoh Compton assists)
3-7
14:37
BJ Davis personal foul
14:35
Pharaoh Compton blocks Petar Majstorovic's two point layup
14:35
Beach offensive rebound
14:35
+3
Cole Farrell makes three point jump shot (Rob Diaz III assists)
6-7
14:20
Miles Byrd misses two point layup
14:11
Petar Majstorovic defensive rebound
14:07
+3
Petar Majstorovic makes three point jump shot (Cole Farrell assists)
9-7
13:45
Tae Simmons turnover (lost ball) (Rob Diaz III steals)
13:40
Rob Diaz III misses two point jump shot
13:38
Derrick Michael Xzavierro personal foul
13:20
Gavin Sykes blocks Tae Simmons's two point layup
13:19
Tae Simmons offensive rebound
13:19
+2
Tae Simmons makes two point jump shot
9-9
13:19
Petar Majstorovic shooting foul (Tae Simmons draws the foul)
13:19
Tae Simmons misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:19
Dallas Washington defensive rebound
12:48
Beach turnover (shot clock violation)
12:24
+3
Tae Simmons makes three point jump shot (Elzie Harrington assists)
9-12
12:02
Rob Diaz III misses three point jump shot
12:00
Dallas Washington offensive rebound
11:56
+2
Dallas Washington makes two point dunk
11-12
11:28
Taj DeGourville turnover (bad pass)
11:28
TV timeout
11:06
Shay Johnson Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Sean Newman Jr. steals)
11:01
Pharaoh Compton misses two point layup
10:58
Christian Jones defensive rebound
10:46
Christian Jones turnover (traveling)
10:42
Taj DeGourville misses three point jump shot
10:40
Beach defensive rebound
10:35
Taj DeGourville personal foul (Dallas Washington draws the foul)
10:21
Dallas Washington misses three point jump shot
10:19
Miles Heide defensive rebound
9:53
+3
BJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Miles Byrd assists)
11-15
9:42
Isaiah Lewis turnover (lost ball) (Jeremiah Oden steals)
9:37
+2
Jeremiah Oden makes two point dunk
11-17
9:37
Beach 30 second timeout
9:37
+2
Derrick Michael Xzavierro makes two point layup (Rob Diaz III assists)
13-17
9:06
Sean Newman Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:02
Petar Majstorovic defensive rebound
8:40
Derrick Michael Xzavierro misses three point jump shot
8:36
BJ Davis defensive rebound
8:34
Jeremiah Oden misses two point jump shot
8:33
Isaiah Lewis defensive rebound
8:15
+2
Derrick Michael Xzavierro makes two point jump shot (Isaiah Lewis assists)
15-17
7:49
Jeremiah Oden misses three point jump shot
7:47
Aztecs turnover (shot clock violation)
7:47
TV timeout
7:23
+3
Petar Majstorovic makes three point jump shot (Rob Diaz III assists)
18-17
7:00
Jump ball. Jeremiah Oden vs. Rob Diaz III (Aztecs gains possession)
6:52
+3
Elzie Harrington makes three point jump shot (Miles Byrd assists)